mississippi

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 (synset 109378977)
    is an instance of: river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
    is a part of: america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    same as: mississippi river
  2. A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico;
    One of the Confederate States during the American Civil War (synset 109126551)
    domain member region: siege of vicksburg, vicksburg - a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
    is an instance of: american state - one of the 50 states of the United States
    belongs to: confederacy, confederate states, confederate states of america, dixie, dixieland, south - the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
    has:
    • biloxi - an old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico
    • columbus - a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama
    • greenville - a town in western Mississippi on the Mississippi River to the north of Vicksburg
    • hattiesburg - a town in southeast Mississippi
    • capital of mississippi, jackson - capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River
    • meridian - a town in eastern Mississippi
    • natchez - a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River
    • tupelo - a town in northeast Mississippi
    • vicksburg - a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves
    • pearl river - a river in Mississippi that flows southward to the Gulf of Mexico
    • tombigbee, tombigbee river - a river that rises in northeastern Mississippi and flows southward through western Alabama to join the Alabama River and form the Mobile River
    • yazoo, yazoo river - a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg
    is a part of:
    • america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    • gulf states - a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas
    • south - the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
    • deep south - the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery
    same as: magnolia state, miss., ms

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