MISSISSIPPI RIVER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Mississippi; Mississippi River

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Mississippi River" is a part of...):

America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)

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