mississippi

Noun mississippi has 2 senses

• mississippi(n = noun.object) mississippi river - a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico;
is a part of america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa
is a kind of river

• mississippi(n = noun.location) magnolia state, ms - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War;
is a kind of american state
is a part of america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, gulf states, south, deep south
is a member of confederacy, confederate states, confederate states of america, dixie, dixieland, south
has parts: biloxi, columbus, greenville, hattiesburg, capital of mississippi, jackson, meridian, natchez, tupelo, vicksburg, pearl river, tombigbee, tombigbee river, yazoo, yazoo river