Meanings
- A city, the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.
It was a Saturday night in Clarksdale 25 years ago that inspired blues aficionado-turned-Clarksdale champion Roger Stolle to move to town.
2025 August 14, Jim Beaugez, “The blues live in this Mississippi Delta town”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2025 - A small city in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States.
Origin
From the surname Clark + -s- + dale.
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Clarksdale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clarksdale
“Clarksdale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clarksdale. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clarksdale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clarksdale.
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