Yazoo
Americannoun
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a city in W central Mississippi.
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a river flowing SW from N Mississippi into the Mississippi River at Vicksburg. 188 miles (303 km) long.
Example Sentences
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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
Born Alzenia Lynn Hamilton on April 25, 1930, in Yazoo City, Miss., and raised from age 12 in Chicago, she studied acting at the Goodman Theatre and later earned a bachelor of arts degree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025
After capturing the animal, the hunters hoisted it with a forklift and posed for a picture at Red Antler Processing in the Mississippi Delta town of Yazoo City.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Its residents live with the risk of flooding should the backwater levees along the Yazoo fail.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
Besides, I liked getting out on the Yazoo, and I wasn’t sure what R.C. would do to me if I refused to go fishing with him some time.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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