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Mississippi River

 
pronunciation:
mI sih sI pi rI vr
part of speech: noun
definition: The Mississippi River is one of the great rivers of the world. It used to be called the longest river in America, but now scientists say that the Missouri River is the longest. The Mississippi River starts in the state of Minnesota and flows south to the Gulf of Mexico.