Definitions

Arkansas

[ahr-kuhn-saw, ar-kan-zuhs] / ˈɑr kənˌsɔ, ærˈkæn zəs /

NOUN

u.s. state

Synonyms

WEAK

Bear State Bowie State Hot Springs State Ozark country Razorback State Toothpick State Wonder State land of opportunity natural state

Example Sentences

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EnergyX has already acquired more than 50,000 acres of mineral rights for lithium deposits near the Red River Army Depot on the border between Texas and Arkansas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton declared her “the greatest that’s ever been.”

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

Even Japan, famously homogeneous, has a Black goalkeeper who was born in Arkansas to a father from Ghana.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Brad Deshano, a law-enforcement officer in Arkansas, said he rode Harleys for most of his life before switching to Indian a decade ago, citing comfort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

My mother was one of the first few blacks to integrate the University of Arkansas, graduating in 1954.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals