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Mississippi (1935 film)
WordNet
noun
(1) A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
(2) 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
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Etymology
From or .
Proper noun
- A . Capital Jackson: Postal abbreviation: MS
- A major river in North America that rises in Minnesota and flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
Interjection
- 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.
- 1996, “Cheers & Jeers”, in Field and Stream, v 101, September, p 12:
Noun
- 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.
- 1997, George Clark, The Small Bees’ Honey: Stories, Buffalo, NY: White Pine Press, p 129:
Synonyms
the Magnolia State, the Hospitality State (nicknames) 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)See also
- Appendix:Words used as placeholders to count seconds
- Appendix:Place names in Mississippi
- Wikipedia article on the Mississippi River