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mis·sis·sip·pi I. \|misə|sipē, (ˈ)mis|si-, -pi sometimes |mizə|si- or (ˈ)miz|si-\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Mississippi river, central U.S., of Algonquian origin; akin to Ojibwa Misisipi Mississippi river, from misi big + sipi river 1. : of or relating to the Mississippi river 2. [Mississippi, state in the southern U.S., from the Mississippi river] : of or from the state of Mississippi : of the kind or style prevalent in Mississippi 3. : of, relating to, or constituting a culture pattern in the region of the Mississippi drainage system dating A.D. 1300-1700 and characterized by the village-state composed of scattered hamlets dominated by a village that is the ceremonial center and has large pyramidal structures around a plaza II. noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized : a game resembling bagatelle in which the balls are played against the side cushions and through numbered arches at the end of the table |