Yazoo

American  

[yaz-oo, ya-zoo] / ˈyæz u, yæˈzu /

noun

1. a city in W central Mississippi.

2. a river flowing SW from N Mississippi into the Mississippi River at Vicksburg. 188 miles (303 km) long.

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Example Sentences

That reflects a recent market selloff and concerns about disruptions at CF Industries’ Yazoo City plant, Macquarie says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

During the set, she floated back and forth between songs from her solo career and those she made with Yazoo alongside Vince Clarke, who had previously served as keyboardist for Depeche Mode.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

Moyet was one half of the 1980s pop duo Yazoo and enjoyed further chart success as a solo singer in the 1980s with songs such as Is This Love?

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2023

The south Delta’s Yazoo Backwater area covers thousands of square miles, starting just north of Vicksburg and going up to where Mississippi Highway 12 bisects the Delta.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2023

But I look at Miss Celia bawling into her old nightgown, and I get a guilt thick as Yazoo clay.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett