English Explanatory Dictionary

Mississippi River

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The Mississippi (a major river passing through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, United States).
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  1. A river in eastern Ontario, Canada, which joins the Ottawa River.

Word forms

Mississippi River the Mississippi River

Etymology

From Mississippi + river. From Ojibwe misi-ziibi (“great river”); itself already containing the term "river" in Ojibwe.

Synonyms

Big Muddy Muddy Mississippi
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