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The Native American (Indian) name meant "Father of Waters".
The Anishinaabe were a group of tribes including the Ojibwe (Chippewa) and Algonquin tribes. In their language, the words "Mici zibi" (Misi-ziibi) meant "great river" or "gathering in of all the waters". This was rendered by the French as "Messipi".
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∙ 12y agoThe native American (Indian) name meant "Father of Waters" and comes from Chippewas words "mici zibi" which means "great river" or "gathering in of all the waters" and the Algonquin word "Messipi"
The reason the state was named after the river is because more of the river flows through this state than any other and was a suitable name.
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∙ 11y ago"Great River" .
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