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Definition of Show Me State
1. Noun. A midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union.
Group relationships: Middle West, Midwest, Midwestern United States, America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Generic synonyms: American State
Group relationships: Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States Of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South
Terms within: Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Hannibal, Independence, Capital Of Missouri, Jefferson City, Kansas City, Poplar Bluff, Saint Joseph, St. Joseph, Gateway To The West, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Sedalia, Springfield, Osage, Osage River, Saint Francis, Saint Francis River, St. Francis, St. Francis River, White, White River
Definition of Show Me State
1. Proper noun. A nickname of the US state of Missouri. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Show Me State
Literary usage of Show Me State
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Centennial History of Missouri: (the Center State) One Hundred Years in the by Walter Barlow Stevens (1921)
"... over the face of Europe, as I have constantly done, he encounters the lads
from the 'Show-me' state ; the cognomen is known even over here, everywhere. ..."
2. Press Reference Library by International News Service (1915)
"... husking corn and performing other feats on some cultivated acres, even though
the latter be situated in the Show- Me State of Missouri, to an attorney ..."
3. Press Reference Library (Southwest Ed.) ...: Being the Portraits and by Los Angeles examiner, Los Angeles (1912)
"And from milking cows at daybreak, husking corn and performing other feats on
some cultivated acres, even though the latter be situated in the Show-Me State ..."
4. Daily Geography Practice by Sandi Johnson (2004)
"Challenge Missouri has several nicknames—Cave State, Mother of the West, Ozark
State, and the Show Me State. You have been assigned to promote tourism in ..."
5. Mr. Foley of Salmon: A Story of Life in a California Village by John Joseph Curran (1907)
"He is from Missouri, the 'show me' State. I voice his sentiments in greeting you.
The public, irrespective of nationality, creed or politics, welcomes you," ..."
6. Press Reference Library: Notables of the Southwest, Being the Portraits and (1912)
"And from milking cows at daybreak, husking corn and performing other feats on
some cultivated acres, even though the latter be situated in the Show-Me State ..."
7. Domestic Preparedness in the New Millennium: Hearing Before the Committee on edited by Jeff Sessions (2002)
"... so it is a "show me" State here. Appropriate response plans which have been
tested through realistic drills need to be implemented prior to an event ..."
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