mississippi

Definition of Mississippi in English :

Noun

a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico

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2. magnolia state, mississippi, ms

a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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noun

1.

a state of the southeastern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: consists of a largely forested undulating plain, with swampy regions in the northwest and on the coast, the Mississippi River forming the W border; cotton, rice, and oil. Capital: Jackson. Pop: 2 881 281 (2003 est). Area: 122 496 sq km (47 296 sq miles)

. Abbreviation: Miss or ()in with zip code MS

2.

a river in the central US, rising in NW Minnesota and flowing generally south to the Gulf of Mexico through several mouths, known as the Passes: the second longest river in North America (after its tributary, the Missouri), with the third largest drainage basin in the world (after the Amazon and the Congo). Length: 3780 km (2348 miles)

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1.

river in central U.S., flowing from NC Minn. south into the Gulf of Mexico: 2,348 mi (3,779 km)

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A state of the southeast United States. It was admitted as the 20th state in 1817. French settlers arrived in 1699, and the area became part of Louisiana. It passed to the British (1763-1779) and then to the Spanish before being ceded to the United States in 1783. The Mississippi Territory, organized in 1798 and enlarged in 1804 and 1813, also included the present state of Alabama. Jackson is the capital and the largest city.

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