English noun: Mississippi |
1. | Mississippi (object) 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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| Synonyms | Mississippi River |
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| Instance hypernym | river |
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| Part meronym | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA |
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2. | Mississippi (location) a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War |
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| Synonyms | Magnolia State, MS |
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| Instance hypernym | American state |
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| Part holonym | Biloxi, capital of Mississippi, Columbus, Greenville, Hattiesburg, Jackson, Meridian, Natchez, Pearl River, Tombigbee, Tombigbee River, Tupelo, Vicksburg, Yazoo, Yazoo River |
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| Part meronym | America, Deep South, Gulf States, South, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA |
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| Member meronym | Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South |
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| Domain region members | siege of Vicksburg, Vicksburg |
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