Mississippi

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.4 Interjection 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Synonyms 1.5.2 Derived terms 1.5.3 Translations 1.5.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Ojibwe misi-ziibi (“‘great river’”) or gichi-ziibi (“‘big river’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌmɪsəˈsɪpi/
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[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] Interjection

Mississippi

1. Used to count out a time of about one second, especially in games.
   • 1996, “Cheers & Jeers”, in Field and Stream, v 101, September, p 12:

     Any reader who uses the old “One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, etc.” method to estimate distance to a storm, and doesn't get any further than a count of five to eight had better be in a safe shelter.

[edit] Noun

Mississippi (plural Mississippis)

1. A recitation of “Mississippi” (interjection).
   • 1997, George Clark, The Small Bees’ Honey: Stories, Buffalo, NY: White Pine Press, p 129:

     I counted five Mississippis between each flash of lightning and the thunder crash that followed.

[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:Words used as placeholders to count seconds
• Appendix:Place names in Mississippi
• Wikipedia article on the Mississippi River