Meanings
adjectiveMississippian (not comparable)
- not comparablegeographyOf a geologic epoch within the Carboniferous period from about 359 to 318 million years ago; marked by glaciation and the appearance of the first trees.
- not comparableOf, or pertaining to, Mississippi or its culture.
She had come to Mississippi with her Mississippian husband, who turned out to be a clumsy pyramid-scheme con artist.
2021, Percival Everett, The Trees, Influx Press (2022), page 139
proper noun
- geographyThe Mississippian epoch.
nounMississippian (plural Mississippians)
plural Mississippians
- A native or resident of the state of Mississippi in the United States of America.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Catalan mississipià
- mississipiàof a geologic epoch
Finnish varhaiskivihiilikautinen, mississippiläinen
- varhaiskivihiilikautinenof a geologic epoch
- mississippiläinenof Mississippi
- Mississippi-kausigeological epoch
- mississippiläinenresident of Mississippi
Polish missisipijski, missisip
- missisipijskiof Mississippi
- missisipgeological epoch
- mississipgeological epoch
- mississippgeological epoch
Spanish misisipiano
- misisipianoof Mississippi
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APA
Mississippian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mississippian
MLA
“Mississippian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mississippian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mississippian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mississippian.
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