Mississippi River

English

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

the Mississippi River

  1. (US) The Mississippi (a major river passing through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, United States).
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Etymology 2

See Mississippi § Etymology 2.

Proper noun

the Mississippi River

  1. A river in eastern Ontario, Canada, which joins the Ottawa River.

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