Mississippi
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- proper noun
- /ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/
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Misisipi
- Listen, we're going to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
- University of Mississippi
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Mississippi Delta
Right now, Mississippi and Texas are leading the way.
- Right now, Mississippi and Texas are leading the way.
- They wanted to join Snick and stay in Mississippi or work with Snick elsewhere.
- So, and at that same time I was going to Mississippi to work.
- Like, I felt it when I spoke to them kids in Mississippi in that feel, in that barn.
- So she fosters a lot of children in Mississippi.
- Yeah, some of us had to learn how to live in Mississippi.
- I have a friend who is a, a poet in Mississippi.
- She was a woman from Mississippi, so she spoke with a soft Southern accent.
- Wait, Trev, you said that that your your ex was in Mississippi now?
- long dusty roads down through Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi.
- RL Amons was a wholesale grocer in Balula, Mississippi.
- Hello, this is Natalie from Mississippi.
- In green in Three Forks, Mississippi.
Examples
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Every truck driver west of the Mississippi is heading to a small church on 21st and Canal.
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I like to think Georgia is more advanced than Mississippi, but I'm not sure.
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I need to go to Mississippi for the trial.
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Right now, Mississippi and Texas are leading the way.
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This is what my daddy brought up here from Mississippi.
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Bob Moses moves from Mississippi to Alabama.
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My son-in-law comes from Mississippi, a Baptist minister family in Mississippi.
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The Percys were and remain an important family in Mississippi, and include among them several prominent writers.
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When Benjamin Wailes undertook his geological survey for the state of Mississippi, he did not travel alone.
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The state of Mississippi is rich in history and has several Civil War battlefields.
Synonyms
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A southeastern US state by the Gulf of Mexico
A nickname for the US state of Mississippi that refers to its magnolia trees
Compounds
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A large river in North America that flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mississippi is the name of the U.S. state, and it comes from the river's name which comes from Native American words misi 'big' and ziibi 'river'. So the state name reminds you of the long, important river and the land around it.