Arkansas meaning

UK /ˈɑːkənsɔː/ US /ˈɑrkənsɑ/ 3 syllables

Arkansas (noun): a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War.

Arkansas has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Arkansas as a noun

  1. a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

    Synonyms: Land of Opportunity, AR, Ark.

    Type of: American state

  2. a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River

    Synonyms: Arkansas River

    Type of: river

How to pronounce Arkansas

Arkansas is pronounced /ˈɑːkənsɔː/ in British English and /ˈɑrkənsɑ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with AR · words ending in AS · 8-letter words

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