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Yazoo

Yazoo

3 8.8
A river in western Mississippi that flows southwest to join the Mississippi River above Vicksburg
  • proper noun
  • /jəˈzu/
: Yazoo
  • The Yazoo River runs through the heart of Mississippi, connecting small towns along its banks.
  • Yazoo sale
  • Yazoo Act
  • Yazoo legislature

Examples

  • Many local legends exist about the Yazoo River and its importance to the community.

  • The picturesque scenery along the Yazoo attracts many visitors every year.

  • When I was a boy down in Yazoo City, Ms.

  • Her father had gone to Yazoo City.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Skip grew to know Yazoo too.

    My Dog Skip (2000)

  • A long way from Yazoo, Mississippi... ...and a long way from my family and friends.

    My Dog Skip (2000)

  • I was born in LA, that's Lower Alabama and I was raised in Yazoo City, Ms.

  • Showers and storms north of Yazoo City up towards Kosciusko...

    Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

  • My fondest memories are of my childhood days... ...back in Yazoo, Mississippi.

    My Dog Skip (2000)

  • In the end, as I noticed wandering around Yazoo City, the era of integration didn't last long.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

Yazoo River
vsYazoo
1 5.6

A river in western Mississippi that flows southwest to join the Mississippi River near Vicksburg

has identical meaning but is the shorter variant name used interchangeably

Surface Forms

Yazoo main

Etymology

Yazoo comes from the name of the Yazoo people, a Native American group who once lived by the river. So the river keeps their name today, which is why Yazoo is the name of this river in Mississippi.