trans-Mississippi

[ trans-mis-uh-sip-ee, tranz- ]

adjective

1. across or beyond the Mississippi River.

Other Words From

• trans-Mis·sis·sipi·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

The surrender of the forces of the Trans-Mississippi on May 26, 1865, brought the war to a definite conclusion.

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He kept us in hot water almost continually in the Trans-Mississippi department, and made us a world of trouble.

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To this class, the report which the expedition made on the trans-Mississippi country was far from encouraging.

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He was the idol of the Trans-Mississippi Department—and well he might be, for he alone had redeemed it from utter hopelessness.

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Gen. Price (trans-Mississippi) has brought out a large number of recruits from Missouri.

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