Mississippi
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Mississippi¹
- /ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɪ.pi/ US
Rhymes with -ɪpi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ojibwe misi-ziibi, ᒥᓯ᐀ᓰᐱ (misi-siipi, “great river”).
proper noun Missippi
- A state of the United States. Mississippi mud is soaked in black blood / How many more must die?
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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.
Similar: the Big Muddy, Big River, Body of a Nation, El Grande, El Grande de Soto, the Father of Waters, the Gathering of Waters, the Great River, the Mighty Mississippi, the Mississippi River, the Muddy Mississippi, Old Man River
Similar: the Magnolia State, the Hospitality State, MS, MS., Ms., Ms, Miss., MISS., MISS
interjection Missippi
- Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to equal approximately one second in length. Any reader who uses the old “One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, etc.” method to estimate distance to a storm, and doesn't get any further than a count of five to eight had better be in a safe shelter.
noun Mississippis · Missippi
- A recitation of Mississippi (the interjection). I counted five Mississippis between each flash of lightning and the thunder crash that followed.
noun Mississippis · Missippi
- A variant of bagatelle.
Mississippi²
- /ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɪ.pi/ US
Rhymes with -ɪpi
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun the Mississippi · Missippi
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A river in Canada that flows from eastern Ontario into the Ottawa River.
Similar: Mississippi River
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: magnolia state, mississippi river, yazoo, miss, old blue, big muddy, mighty mississippi, great river, ms, sippi, alabama, missouri, gulfport, biloxi, arkansas, louisiana
proper noun
Similar: the Magnolia State, the Hospitality State, MS, MS., Ms., Ms, Miss., MISS., MISS
Translations
Every language
name state
| Español | Misisipí, Misisipi |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미시시피 Misisipi |
| 日本語 | ミシシッピ Mishishippi |
| 中文 | 密西西比 Mìxīxībǐ, 密西西比州 Mìxīxībǐ-zhōu |
| हिन्दी | मिसिसिपी misisipī |
| Português | Mississippi, Mississípi |
| Français | Mississippi |
| Deutsch | Mississippi |
| Italiano | Mississippi |
| Ελληνικά | Μισισίπι Misisípi |
| Русский | Миссиси́пи Missisípi |
| العربية | المِسِسِبِّي al-misisibbī |
| עברית | מיסיסיפי misisipi |
name river
| Español | Misisipí, Misisipi |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미시시피강 misisipigang |
| 日本語 | ミシシッピ川 Mishishippi-gawa |
| 中文 | 密西西比河 Mìxīxībǐ-hé |
| Português | Mississipi, Mississípi |
| Français | Mississippi |
| Deutsch | Mississippi |
| Italiano | Mississippi |
| Ελληνικά | Μισσισσιππής Mississippís, Μισισιπής Misisipís |
| Română | Mississippi |
| Русский | Миссиси́пи Missisípi |
| Tiếng Việt | Sông Mississippi |
| العربية | المِسِسِبِّي al-misisibbī |
| עברית | מיסיסיפי misisipi |
Talk about this word "Mississippi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mississippi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Mississippi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mississippi "Mississippi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mississippi.Cite this
@misc{mississippi_2026,
title = {Mississippi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mississippi},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
