Main Entry: Mis·sis·sip·pi

Pronunciation: \ˌmi-sə-ˈsi-pē\

Function: geographical name

1 river 2340 miles (3765 kilometers) central United States flowing from N central Minnesota to Gulf of Mexico — see itasca (Lake)
2 river 105 miles (169 kilometers) Canada in SE Ontario flowing NE & N into Ottawa River
3 state S United States ∗ Jackson area 47,689 square miles (123,514 square kilometers), population 2,844,658