Mississippi
A state of the United StatesA state of the United States.
» Finally, we got to the Mississippi.
Наконец мы добрались до Миссисипи.
Нарешті ми дісталися до Міссісіпі.
Meaning
3 sensesA state of the United States.
Mississippi
Миссиси́пиMissisípi
Міссісі́піMissisípi
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.
Mississippi
Миссиси́пиMissisípi
Міссісі́піMissisípi
A river in Canada that flows from eastern Ontario into the Ottawa River.
Examples
27 sentencesFinally, we got to the Mississippi.
Нарешті ми дісталися до Міссісіпі.
ruНаконец мы добрались до Миссисипи.
This stream feeds into the Mississippi River.
The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
ruРека Миссисипи впадает в Мексиканский залив.
The Mississippi is the longest river in the United States.
ruМиссисипи — самая длинная река в Соединённых Штатах.
The Mississippi River is deep and wide.
Міссісіпі — глибока та широка річка.
ruРека Миссисипи глубокая и широкая.
deDer Mississippi ist tief und breit.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Ojibwe misi-ziibi, ᒥᓯ᐀ᓰᐱ (misi-siipi, “great river”). Although its currentBorrowed from Ojibwe misi-ziibi, ᒥᓯ᐀ᓰᐱ (misi-siipi, “great river”).
Although its current spelling may be derived from that of its much larger American cousin, it is most certainly a corruption of a different indigenous name, as the translation “great water” would not apply to a relatively minor tributary of the Ottawa, definitely the largest river in the area. Instead, the name may originate from Mazinaa[bikinigan]-ziibi, Algonquian for “[painted] image river”, referring to the pictographs found on Mazinaw Lake, though this is by no means proven.
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