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Why was the Mississippi River named the Mississippi River?
The name "Mississippi" comes from the Anishinable people (Ojibwe Indians). They called the river "Messipi" or "Mee-zee-see-bee", which means "big river" or "father of waters".
What is the name of the country and their is a river named after the country?
Mississippi is the state named after the Mississippi River that forms most of its western border.
What river did the native Americans name the big water?
The native Americans named the Mississippi River "the big water." The name "Mississippi" itself is derived from the Ojibwe or Algonquin word "misi-ziibi," meaning "Great River" or "Gathering of Waters."
Why is it called the Mississippi River if it doesnt start or end in Mississippi?
cause the Mississippi Indians lived in the Mississippi territory and they named Mississippi after the Mississippi river
What rivers are near Mississippi?
The major rivers in Mississippi are Mississippi River, Big Black River, Pearl River, and Yazoo River.
Why isn't the Mississippi river called the Missouri?
The Mississippi River is named after the Native American Ojibwe word "misi-ziibi," meaning "Great River." The Missouri River is the longest tributary of the Mississippi River, and it was named by the Native American Algonquian people, meaning "people with wooden canoes." The Mississippi River is named according to its significance and size in the region, while the Missouri River is named after the people who lived along its banks.
What is the nine major river systems in Mississippi?
The major rivers in Mississippi are Mississippi River, Big Black River, Pearl River, and Yazoo River.
What state has a river named Yazoo river?
The Yazoo River.
Who founded Mississippi the state?
The Mississippi river is named the Mississippi river because it comes from the Ojibwe word Misiziibi, meaning great river or Gichi-zibi meaning big riverWhat does Mississippi mean???????Name comes from French word Messipi. French rendering of the Ojibwe names meaning great river
Which missionary searched for the Mississippi River?
The missionary who searched the Mississippi river was named Jacques Marquette.
What river passes by Wisconsin Louisiana?
Mississippi River
How did they name the Mississippi river?
The origin of the Mississippi is - Ojibwe misi-ziibi, "big river"
