1. A tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas
   - Saint Francis River, St. Francis, St. Francis River
    
2. (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
   - Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis of Assisi, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Francis, Giovanni di Bernardone

Type of: river, saint

Part of: AR, Ark., Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, Missouri, MO, Mo., Show Me State [informal]

Encyclopedia: Saint Francis, SD