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JEFFERSON CITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Jefferson City mean?
• JEFFERSON CITY (noun)
The noun JEFFERSON CITY has 1 sense:
1. capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river
Familiarity information: JEFFERSON CITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
capital of Missouri; Jefferson City
Instance hypernyms:
state capital (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)
Holonyms ("Jefferson City" is a part of...):
Missouri; MO; Mo.; Show Me State (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)
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