Definitions for mississippi river
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Mississippi, Mississippi Rivernoun

   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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1. mississippi river

   The Mississippi River is a major river in North America, extending from its source in northern Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico. It is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent. It flows through or along the border of ten states in the United States, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The river has historically played an essential role in the settlement and economy of the United States.

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1. Mississippi River

   The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, it rises in northern Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for 2,530 miles to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 US states and 2 Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains. The Mississippi ranks as the fourth longest and tenth largest river in the world. The river either borders or cuts through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Native Americans long lived along the Mississippi and its tributaries. Most were hunter-gatherers or herders, but some, such as the Mound builders, formed prolific agricultural societies. The arrival of Europeans in the 1500s changed the native way of life as first explorers, then settlers, ventured into the basin in increasing numbers. The river served first as barrier – forming borders for New Spain, New France, and the early United States – then as vital transportation artery and communications link. In the 19th century, during the height of Manifest Destiny, the Mississippi and several western tributaries, most notably the Missouri, formed pathways for the western expansion of the United States.

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1. Mississippi River

   rises in Lake Itaska, Minnesota, and flowing S. for 2800 m., enters the Gulf of Mexico by a large delta; its earlier course is through picturesque country, often in gorges, with rapids such as the St. Anthony Falls, the Des Moines and Rock Island Rapids. After receiving the Missouri, 3000 m. long, from the Rocky Mountains, it flows 2½ m. per hour through great alluvial plains, which are protected from its overflows by hundreds of miles of earth embankments, and is joined by the Ohio from the E., the Red and Arkansas Rivers from the W., and many other navigable streams. The Mississippi is navigable by large steamers for 2000 m.; St. Louis, Memphis, Vicksburg, Natchez, and New Orleans are among the chief ports on its banks.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mississippi river in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mississippi river in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of mississippi river in a Sentence

1. Mike Strain:

   About 50% of the grain export capacity in the lower Mississippi River is not operational, the grain harvest is coming in from the Midwest, and a lot of that grain is going to come down the river to us.

2. Claire Grogan:

   Mississippi River is so high that I am just scared to stay.

3. LaToya Cantrell:

   Last night's tragic news on the recovery of the body of 14-year-old Brandy Wilson from the Mississippi River breaks my heart.

4. Jim Watson:

   We're on the Mississippi River, so there's going to have to be geese and ducks that are contaminated coming down that flyway, even though we have very few chicken farms on the water, those birds are going to stray all over the state during hunting season.

5. Amy Klobuchar:

   On an island in the middle of the mighty Mississippi River, in our nation's heartland, at a time when we must heal the heart of our democracy and renew our commitment to the common good, I stand before you as the granddaughter of an iron ore miner, the daughter of a teacher and a newspaperman, the first woman elected to the United States Senate from the state of Minnesota, to announce my candidacy for president of the United States.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mississippi river
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#MississippiRiver