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MS

MS

329 2.6
A southeastern US state by the Gulf of Mexico
  • proper noun
  • /ɛm ɛs/
  • US
translation icon : Misisipi
  • Oxford, great old place, Ole Miss, home of the Rebels.
  • Mississippi (MS)
  • Jackson, MS
  • the MS Delta

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

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Examples

  • In 2007, the MS State legislature passed Senate Bill 2369, the MS Healthy Students Act.

    Academic text (2012)

  • From left to right: Trent Lott (R-MS), Larry Craig (R-ID), John Ashcroft (R-MO), and Jim Jeffords (R-VT).

    Academic text (1999)

  • Homer Collins is at the USDA-APHIS Imported Fire Ant Station, Gulfport, MS; phone (601) 864-0120, fax (601) 864-9956.

    Academic text (1994)

  • In 2007, the MS State legislature passed Senate Bill 2369, the MS Healthy Students Act.

  • Cordingly is currently studying women with MS in "alternative employment" for her doctoral dissertation.

  • Many historical battles of the Civil War were fought in MS, reflecting its role in American history.

Synonyms

Mississippi
vsMS
323 2.0

A state in the southeast of the United States known for Southern culture and history

is the short written form used instead of the full state name
Magnolia State
vsMS
  • US
5.5

A nickname for the US state of Mississippi that refers to its magnolia trees

is the abbreviation rather than a colloquial or poetic nickname

Surface Forms

MS main

Etymology

MS is the postal abbreviation for Mississippi, a name from a Native American word meaning 'big river' or 'great river', so the state's name points to the important river that runs through the region.