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Mississippian en · ADJ

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

  1. (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.
  2. (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)
  • (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

  1. A native or resident of the state of Mississippi in the United States of America.

Forms

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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

  1. The Mississippian epoch.

Translations (4)

pl mississipp (geological epoch) · fi Mississippi-kausi (geological epoch) · pl missisip (geological epoch) · pl mississip (geological epoch)