Arkansas
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- proper noun
- /ˈɑrkənsɔː/
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Arkansas
- The bus leaves on time at eight and heads west into Arkansas, then north to St. Louis.
- the state of Arkansas
- governor of Arkansas
- University of Arkansas
I'm from Texas and Arkansas, so that came easily.
- I'm from Texas and Arkansas, so that came easily.
- But you know, Arkansas is quite good too.
- It also has a restaurant that serves like local Arkansas wild game and stuff.
- And one, one lady said, you know, she was from Arkansas and her name was Joe.
- Among Clinton's peers at Yale Law had been a young man from Arkansas named Bill.
- So at first, like the first few weeks in jail in Arkansas, I was terrified.
- Torrio spends most of his time out of Illinois, anywhere from Arkansas to the Bahamas to Italy.
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New sensors developed at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville might change all that, however.
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The school district where this project was conducted was located in rural Arkansas in the area.
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But you know, Arkansas is quite good too.
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I knew her family down in Arkansas.
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Mama ran off with a man named Sam and they went somewhere in Arkansas.
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I saw the governor of Arkansas said my kids keep me humble.
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You're raised on a family farm in the Arkansas Delta.
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When Stacy Leeds accepted the position of dean at the University of Arkansas School of Law, she made history.
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Among Clinton's peers at Yale Law had been a young man from Arkansas named Bill.
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The governor of Arkansas announced new measures to improve education in the state.
Synonyms
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The postal abbreviation for Arkansas, a US state
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 the same Native American name the French wrote as Akansa, used for the Quapaw people and said to mean 'people downstream' or 'south wind'. That's why the US state of Arkansas took its name from the river and the local people.