Mississippi

[ mis-uh-sip-ee ]

noun

1. a state in the southern United States. 47,716 sq. mi. (123,585 sq. km). : Jackson. : MS (for use with zip code), Miss.
2. a river flowing south from northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico: the principal river of the United States. 2,470 miles (3,975 km) long; from the headwaters of the Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico 3,988 miles (6,418 km) long.

Mississippi

/ ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpɪ /

noun

1. 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) AbbreviationMisswith zip codeMS
2. 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)

Mississippi

1. 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

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War .

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

Example Sentences

Eubanks takes readers on a literary tour of his home state, charting the role Mississippi has played in shaping the writers who lived there and the work they produced.

From Time

Where I’m from in Mississippi is rough, and the only option is working at the shipyard if you want to make some money.

From Ozy

He made plans to return to Mississippi and become a football coach before his songwriting career blossomed in the early 1970s, following encouragement from his new manager and publisher, Larry Gordon.

From Washington Post

Nissan's truck factory in Mississippi has reduced its hours.

From Ars Technica

Valentine and Steel also leaned heavily on the music and beat of Mississippi-born blues-rock singer and guitarist Bo Diddley, notably on the track “Story of Bo Diddley,” which opened their 1964 debut album, “The Animals.”

From Washington Post

Saved from the public gallows, Weeks was virtually exiled from the city, and wound up in Mississippi, where he raised a family.

From The Daily Beast

Even other men of color considered Revels a curious figure, for Mississippi had never had a large free black population.

From The Daily Beast

As zealots poured in from Arkansas and Mississippi, a wire service reporter got punched in the ribs.

From The Daily Beast

No—the way the Democratic Party can best help the poor people of Mississippi is to control Congress and the White House.

From The Daily Beast

Phyllis, who was a nurse, went down to Mississippi to provide medical care for people like Joan.

From The Daily Beast

Samuel Dale, an eminent pioneer in the settlement of the southwest, died in Lauderdale county, Mississippi.

From Project Gutenberg

From her windows could be seen the crescent of the river, the masts of ships and the big chimneys of the Mississippi steamers.

From Project Gutenberg

In color Louisiana tobacco is very dark, entirely different from any other variety grown in the Mississippi valley.

From Project Gutenberg

A river such as the Mississippi is endlessly endeavouring to bear its burden to the sea.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1935, the first national park in Virginia and the second national park east of the Mississippi River was established.

From Project Gutenberg