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/mˌɪsɪsˈɪpiən/ Listen

proper noun

Mississippian n.

A geological period extending from from 310 million to 345 million years ago; it was associated with an increase of land areas, the presence of primitive ammonites, and emergence of winged insects; called also Missippian period and Lower Carboniferous period.

Synonyms: Missippian period, Lower Carboniferous, Lower Carboniferous period.

A resident of Mississippi.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Mississippian" Quotes from Famous Books

... said a Mississippian one day; "we expected to whip you without the slightest trouble. We threw the war into the Border States to keep it off our soil. Mississippi was very earnest for the Rebellion when Kentucky was the battle-ground. We no more expected you would come here, than that we should ...

— Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field • Thomas W. Knox

... the ball when it struck the cap. The critical moment had come; and, without the loss of a second, our lieutenant darted towards the Union lines. This movement was followed by a shrill yell from the Mississippian, which might have been a howl of disappointment at his failure; or it might have been intended to startle, and thus ...

— The Young Lieutenant - or, The Adventures of an Army Officer • Oliver Optic

... these had sought out Prentiss, and was attempting to make himself agreeable to him by abusing Foote: this abuse wound up by denouncing the distinguished Mississippian as a dog. Prentiss turned sharply upon him with the exclamation: "If he is a dog, sir, he is our dog, and you shall not abuse him in my presence!" The discomfiture of the toady may be easily imagined; he slunk ...

— The Memories of Fifty Years • William H. Sparks