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Definition of Jefferson City

1. Noun. Capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river.

Definition of Jefferson City

1. Proper noun. The capital city of the state of Missouri, USA. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Jefferson City

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Miscellaneous Writings of John Fiske: With Many Portraits of Illustrious by John Fiske (1902)
"PT Miller, of the state treasury, who lived in Jefferson City in 1861. ... Letter from Jefferson City, June 13, 1861, signed H. " [General Lyon and his ..."

2. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"... and General Lyon and staff, numbering 1600 men all told, left St. Louis for some point up the Missouri River, supposed to bo Jefferson city. ..."

3. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1904)
".Convention held at Jefferson City, and St. Louis, March, 1861. pp. 8°. ... Journal of the Missouri State Convention, in Jefferson City, June, 1862. nt-p. ..."

4. The Jeffersonian Cyclopedia: A Comprehensive Collection of the Views of ...by Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1900)
"<>uinn, Lawrence R New York City Ragland, H. Clay Logan, W. Va. Rader, Perry S Jefferson City, Mo. ... Sexton, HA J Jefferson City, Mo. ..."

5. Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War (1863)
"Jefferson City, September 12, 1861. When General Pope arrives at Glasgow how will he cross ... I send you to-day two regiments to remain at Jefferson City. ..."

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