Mississippi
Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially…Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to equal approximately one second in length.
» Finally, we got to the Mississippi.
Наконец мы добрались до Миссисипи. — odexed
Нарешті ми дісталися до Міссісіпі. — ascolto
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1 sensesUsed in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to equal approximately one second in length.
Examples
27 sentencesFinally, we got to the Mississippi.
Нарешті ми дісталися до Міссісіпі. — ascolto
ruНаконец мы добрались до Миссисипи. — odexed
This stream feeds into the Mississippi River.
The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
ruРека Миссисипи впадает в Мексиканский залив. — Hellerick
The Mississippi is the longest river in the United States.
ruМиссисипи — самая длинная река в Соединённых Штатах. — Hellerick
The Mississippi River is deep and wide.
Міссісіпі — глибока та широка річка. — deniko
ruРека Миссисипи глубокая и широкая. — Selena777
deDer Mississippi ist tief und breit. — al_ex_an_der
Origin
Borrowed from Ojibwe misi-ziibi, ᒥᓯ᐀ᓰᐱ (misi-siipi, “great river”).Borrowed from Ojibwe misi-ziibi, ᒥᓯ᐀ᓰᐱ (misi-siipi, “great river”).
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