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Jackson

Jackson

24 1.0
The capital city of Mississippi on the Pearl River in the southern United States
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdʒæk.sən/
: Jackson
  • The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, known for its rich history and culture.
  • Jackson, Mississippi

I had a friend named Andre Jones in Jackson, Ms.

Examples

  • Many people live in Jackson, where the annual state fair is held every September.

  • And I'll return to Jackson.

  • Speaking at East Los Angeles College, Jackson called on all minorities to become environmental activists.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Desert Island is by day a mouse genome specialist at the Jackson Laboratory.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Jackson, Andrew. The Papers of Andrew Jackson. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2010.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The Kingda Ka at Six Flags in Jackson, New Jersey, rockets 456 feet into the air.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Bradley, Patricia. Mass Media and the Shaping of American Feminism, 1963-1975. Jackson: U of Mississippi P, 2004. Print.

    Academic text (2013)
  • If you travel to the southern United States, make sure to visit Jackson, the state's capital.

Compounds

Port Jackson fig
  • Australian
8.7

A large Australian tree with wide branches and roots that hang down, often planted for shade

Port Jackson heath
  • Australian
9.9

A small shrub with pink to rosy purple tube-shaped flowers that grows in southern and western Australia

Port Jackson pine
  • Australian
9.9

An evergreen tree from eastern Australia with small round cones

Surface Forms

Jackson main

Etymology

Jackson comes from Jack + -son, meaning 'son of Jack', and Jack is a common short form of John. The city Jackson, Mississippi, was named after General Andrew Jackson, so the place keeps that family name.