Arkansas
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- proper noun
- /ˈɑrkənsɔː/
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río Arkansas
- Ron Wolfe lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, and works as a feature writer and cartoonist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
- Arkansas River
It surpasses all Arkansas River flooding in our recorded history.
- It surpasses all Arkansas River flooding in our recorded history.
Examples
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In Arkansas, the bill was ultimately derailed due to the intervention of the Democratic Attorney General.
Academic text (2010) -
I must have you in position on the east bank of the Arkansas by daybreak tomorrow.
Fiction book (1993) -
While we're at it, how about getting our water straight from the Arkansas River and doing?
Blog text (34) -
And beyond the river, as everyone in the waiting room that morning so well knew, lay Arkansas.
Fiction book (1992) -
It surpasses all Arkansas River flooding in our recorded history.
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Trade liberalization, then, essentially meant transferring wealth from Haitian to U.S. farmers, especially rice farmers in Arkansas.
Academic text (2010) -
Well, we camped down on the Arkansas River one night, and them teamsters picketed 36 mules and they picketed 300 horses in the sand.
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We enjoyed fishing on the Arkansas River during our summer vacation.
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The Arkansas River flows through picturesque landscapes and connects with the Mississippi River.
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After heavy rains, the Arkansas River became swollen and flooded nearby areas.
Synonyms
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A large river that starts in the Rocky Mountains and flows southeast to the Mississippi River
Compounds
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A large river that starts in the Rocky Mountains and flows southeast to the Mississippi River
- Specialized
A medium-sized North American bird with a pale grey head, yellowish breast and black tail
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arkansas comes from a Native American word that French explorers wrote as Akansa for the Quapaw people, and it is said to mean 'people downstream' or 'south wind'. So the Arkansas River was named after the people who lived along it.