Pearl River

Pearl River

1. A river, about 790 km (490 mi) long, of central and southern Mississippi flowing southwest then south to the Gulf of Mexico. Its lower course forms part of the Mississippi-Louisiana border.2. A river of southeast China consisting of three tributaries that converge near Guangzhou and form an estuary between Hong Kong and Macau. From the headwaters of its westernmost tributary, it is about 2,200 km (1,370 mi) long. Pearl River is the translation of its Chinese name, Zhujiang (also spelled Chukiang).

Pearl River

n 1. (Placename) a river in central Mississippi, flowing southwest and south to the Gulf of Mexico. Length: 789 km (490 miles) 2. (Placename) the English name for the Zhu Jiang

Pearl′ Riv′er

n. 1. a river flowing from central Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico. 485 mi. (780 km) long. 2. Zhu Jiang.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Pearl River - a river in southeast China that flows into the South China SeaCanton River, Chu Kiang, Zhu JiangCathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
	2.	Pearl River - a river in Mississippi that flows southward to the Gulf of MexicoMagnolia State, Mississippi, MS - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War