Mississippi River

English

Etymology 1

Mississippi +‎ river. From Ojibwe misi-ziibi (“great river”); itself already containing the term "river" in Ojibwe.

Proper noun

Mississippi River

  1. (US, geography) The canonical name of the great river Mississippi.
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Etymology 2

See Mississippi § Etymology 2.

Proper noun

Mississippi River

  1. A river in eastern Ontario, Canada, which joins the Ottawa River.

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