Mississippi

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Idiom 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.4.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌmɪsəˈsɪpi/
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[edit] Idiom

one thousand

1. Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.

   One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi, ...

[edit] Synonyms

• one thousand

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Mississippi

Plural -

Mississippi

1. A state of the United States of America.. Capital Jackson: Postal abbreviation: MS
2. (geography) A major river in North America that rises in Minnesota and flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

[edit] Synonyms

• (state): the Magnolia State, the Hospitality State (nicknames)
• (river): the Big Muddy (also more commonly used for the Missouri), Big River, Body of a Nation, El Grande, El Grande de Soto, the Father of Waters, the Gathering of Waters, the Great River, the Mighty Mississippi, the Muddy Mississippi, Old Man River (nicknames)

[edit] Derived terms

• Mississippian
• MS

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Appendix:Place names in Mississippi
• Wikipedia article on the Mississippi River