Mississippi River

English

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

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

Mississippi River

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

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