Meanings
Mississippi River1
- USThe Mississippi (a major river passing through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, United States).
Synonyms: Big Muddy, Muddy Mississippi, Old Man River
Mississippi River2
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Mississippi (a major river passing through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, United States).
Origin
Mississippi River · proper noun
- Ojibwemisi-ziibi“great river”
- EnglishMississippi River
From Mississippi + river. From Ojibwe misi-ziibi (“great river”); itself already containing the term "river" in Ojibwe.
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Chinese Mandarin 密西西比河
- 密西西比河 (Mìxīxībǐ Hé)river
Esperanto Misisipo
- Misisiporiver
Finnish Mississippi-joki
- Mississippi-jokiriver
Cite this entry
Mississippi River. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mississippi%20River
“Mississippi River.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mississippi%20River. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mississippi River,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mississippi%20River.
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