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the procees of ivers going down the first river was called Mississippi and had larger mouth than all the other rivers where it joins although it should be called Missouri becuz at the point the mississippi and missouri come together the missouri is bigger

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6y ago

Though the river was called by many different names, the name Mississippi given to it by the Indians was the name that was used on Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle's map of the area in 1695.

"The name Mississippi is derived from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi ("Great River") or gichi-ziibi ("Big River") at its headwaters."

What does the word Mississippi mean? The name Mississippi comes from the French "Messipi" - the French rendering of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe or Algonquin) name for the river, "Misi-ziibi," meaning "Great River."

The name Mississippi comes from the French "Messipi" - the French rendering of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe or Algonquin) name for the river, "Misi-ziibi," meaning "Great River."

  • The Mississippi River flows over 2,350 miles, from Lake Itasca, Minnesota, to the Gulf of Mexico.
  • 40% of North America's ducks, geese, swan and wading bird species rely on the Mississippi River as a migration corridor.
  • 241 fish species inhabit the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
  • The Mississippi River serves as a shared border for 10 states.
  • The river and its tributaries supply drinking water for more than 18 million people in central U.S. from taraya l.o.l smiley face
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3y ago

It’s the widest in mississippi or the river was found in mississippi

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11y ago

my guesses are that the Mississippi River is called the Mississippi River because its in mississippi. I hope you my answers helped you!

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15y ago

obviously because the mississipians found it and named it,.... but mostly because the mississipians found it. ^_^

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14y ago

In truth it is the other way around with the State being named after the River.

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12y ago

It's not called the River Mississippi. It's the Mississippi River.

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12y ago

It comes from the indian word "misi-ziibi" which means great river

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