Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.
“Lord, I had me a good time down in Yazoo City.”
2021, Percival Everett, The Trees, Influx Press (2022), page 121
Origin
Named after the Yazoo River.
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APA
Yazoo City. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yazoo%20City
MLA
“Yazoo City.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yazoo%20City. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yazoo City,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yazoo%20City.
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