Mississippi
A state of the United StatesA state of the United States.
» Finally, we got to the Mississippi.
Наконец мы добрались до Миссисипи. — odexed
Нарешті ми дісталися до Міссісіпі. — ascolto
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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. — 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
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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