Meaning

2 senses
  1. A recitation of Mississippi (the interjection).

  2. A variant of bagatelle.

More definitions
  • a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
  • a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico

Examples

27 sentences
  1. Finally, we got to the Mississippi.

    Нарешті ми дісталися до Міссісіпі. — ascolto

    ruНаконец мы добрались до Миссисипи. — odexed

  2. This stream feeds into the Mississippi River.

  3. The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

    ruРека Миссисипи впадает в Мексиканский залив. — Hellerick

  4. The Mississippi is the longest river in the United States.

    ruМиссисипи — самая длинная река в Соединённых Штатах. — Hellerick

  5. 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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Forms

plural: Mississippis
SingularMississippi
PluralMississippis

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War:Magnolia StateMSMiss.
  • a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico:Mississippi River

See also

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