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Mississippian definition

Mis·sis·sip·pian (-ən)

adjective

  1. of the Mississippi River
  2. of the state of Mississippi
  3. designating or of the first geologic subdivision of the Carboniferous Period, characterized by the development of vast limestone deposits, an abundance of ferns, amphibians, and crinoids, and the first winged insects

noun

a person born or living in Mississippi
Mississippian Idioms

the Mississippian

the Mississippian subdivision of the Carboniferous Period or its rocks

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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