Mississippian
Mis·sis·sip·pi·an
adj \ˌmi-sə-ˈsi-pē-ən, (ˌ)mis-ˈsi-\Definition of MISSISSIPPIAN
1
: of or relating to Mississippi, its people, or the Mississippi River
2
: of, relating to, or being the period of the Paleozoic era in North America following the Devonian and preceding the Pennsylvanian or the corresponding system of rocks — see geologic time table
— Mississippian noun
Origin of MISSISSIPPIAN
Mississippi River
First Known Use: 1835
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