Mississippi

[ mis-uh-sip-ee ]

/ ˌmɪs əˈsɪp i /

noun

a state in the S United States. 47,716 sq. mi. (123,585 sq. km). Capital: Jackson. Abbreviation: MS (for use with zip code), Miss.

a river flowing S from N Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico: the principal river of the U.S. 2470 miles (3975 km) long; from the headwaters of the Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico 3988 miles (6418 km) long.

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Example sentences from the Web for mississippi

Saved from the public gallows, Weeks was virtually exiled from the city, and wound up in Mississippi, where he raised a family.
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As zealots poured in from Arkansas and Mississippi, a wire service reporter got punched in the ribs.
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Phyllis, who was a nurse, went down to Mississippi to provide medical care for people like Joan.
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He was with James Meredith during the violent insurrection that followed the integration of the University of Mississippi in 1962.
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And Mississippi is one of only two states—the other is West Virginia—that allows neither religious nor philosophical exemptions.
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The latter unluckily omitted exactly the passage I wanted, which was what related to the navigation of the Mississippi.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
Railroads helped to settle the west and build up states beyond the Mississippi.
The Beginner's American History|D. H. Montgomery
Now this outpost of Vincennes was one of the first settlements formed in the valley of the Mississippi.
On the Kentucky Frontier|James Otis
They lie side by side, the Mississippi River only dividing them, while their early settlements were within the same latitude.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Two|Abraham Lincoln
Canadian fur traders retaliate by swooping on Mississippi fur posts.
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British Dictionary definitions for mississippi

Mississippi

/ (ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpɪ) /

noun

a state of the southeastern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: consists of a largely forested undulating plain, with swampy regions in the northwest and on the coast, the Mississippi River forming the W border; cotton, rice, and oil. Capital: Jackson. Pop: 2 881 281 (2003 est). Area: 122 496 sq km (47 296 sq miles)Abbreviation: Miss, (with zip code) MS

a river in the central US, rising in NW Minnesota and flowing generally south to the Gulf of Mexico through several mouths, known as the Passes: the second longest river in North America (after its tributary, the Missouri), with the third largest drainage basin in the world (after the Amazon and the Congo). Length: 3780 km (2348 miles)

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Cultural definitions for mississippi

Mississippi

State in the southern United States bordered by Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana to the south, and Louisiana and Arkansas to the west. Its capital and largest city is Jackson.

notes for Mississippi

Its name comes from the Mississippi River, which forms most of the state's western border.

notes for Mississippi

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.