mississippi
noun
Simple meaning
A major North American river and the chief river of the United States.
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IPA pronunciation (US)
mɪsɪˈsɪpi
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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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A major river in the United States, flowing southward from north-central Minnesota through Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Minnesota and Louisiana, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
A recitation of Mississippi (the interjection).
A state of the United States.
A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
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