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Mississippian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɪ.pi.ən/ (US)
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Etymology
Etymology tree
English Mississippi
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Mississippian
From Mississippi + -an.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of a geologic epoch within the Carboniferous period from about 359 to 318 million years ago; marked by glaciation and the appearance of the first trees.
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(not-comparable) Of, or pertaining to, Mississippi or its culture.
She had come to Mississippi with her Mississippian husband, who turned out to be a clumsy pyramid-scheme con artist.
2021, Percival Everett, The Trees, Influx Press (2022), page 139:
Translations (5)
fi varhaiskivihiilikautinen (of a geologic epoch) · fi mississippiläinen (of Mississippi) · es misisipiano (of Mississippi) · ca mississipià (of a geologic epoch) · pl missisipijski (of Mississippi)
Mississippian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɪ.pi.ən/ (US)
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Etymology
Etymology tree
English Mississippi
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Mississippian
From Mississippi + -an.
Meanings
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A native or resident of the state of Mississippi in the United States of America.
Forms
Hypernyms
American
Translations (1)
fi mississippiläinen (resident of Mississippi)
Mississippian en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɪ.pi.ən/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
English Mississippi
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Mississippian
From Mississippi + -an.
Meanings
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The Mississippian epoch.
Translations (4)
pl mississipp (geological epoch) · fi Mississippi-kausi (geological epoch) · pl missisip (geological epoch) · pl mississip (geological epoch)