Jefferson City
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Jefferson City
The capital of Missouri, in the central part of the state on the Missouri River. The site was chosen for the capital when Missouri was admitted to the Union in 1821, and the government was relocated here in 1826.
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Jefferson City
n
(Placename) a city in central Missouri, the state capital, on the Missouri River. Pop: 37 550 (2003 est)
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Jef′ferson Cit′y
n.
the capital of Missouri, in the central part, on the Missouri River. 33,619.
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| Noun | 1. |  Jefferson City - capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri riverMissouri, Show Me State, MO - 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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