noun
the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century
• Syn: ↑Saint Louis, ↑St. Louis
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center, ↑port
• Part Holonyms: ↑Missouri, ↑Show Me State, ↑MO
Useful english dictionary. 2012.