Mississippi River
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Mississippi River¹
Where it comes from
From Mississippi + river.
From Ojibwe misi-ziibi (“great river”); itself already containing the term "river" in Ojibwe.
proper noun the Mississippi River
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The Mississippi (a major river passing through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, United States).
Similar: Big Muddy, Muddy Mississippi, Old Man River
Mississippi River²
Where it comes from
See Mississippi § Etymology 2.
proper noun the Mississippi River
- A river in eastern Ontario, Canada, which joins the Ottawa River.
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name river
| 中文 | 密西西比河 Mìxīxībǐ Hé |
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Talk about this word "Mississippi River." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mississippi%20river. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Mississippi River. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mississippi%20river "Mississippi River." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mississippi%20river.Cite this
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title = {Mississippi River},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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