Mississippi

n. state in the southern United States; longest and major river in the United States originating in Minnesota and flowing south along the border of Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico

Mississippi (IPA: //) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. The state takes its name from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary.
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Noun
1. 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
(synonym) Mississippi River
(hypernym) river
(part-holonym) United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
2. a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
(synonym) Magnolia State, MS
(hypernym) American state
(member-holonym) Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland
(part-holonym) Gulf States
(part-meronym) Biloxi
(class) Vicksburg, siege of Vicksburg

n. Mississippi, state in the southern United States; largest river in the United States originating in Minnesota and flowing south along the border of Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico

n. Mississippi, state in the southern United States, largest river in the United States originating in Minnesota and flowing south along the border of Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico