Mississippian

[ mis-uh-sip-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the state of Mississippi or the Mississippi River.
2. Geology. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, occurring from about 345 million to 310 million years ago and characterized as the age of amphibians.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Mississippi.
2. Geology. the Mississippian Period or System: the former is sometimes considered an epoch of the Carboniferous Period.

Mississippian

/ ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the state of Mississippi or the Mississippi River
2. (in North America) of, denoting, or formed in the lower of two subdivisions of the Carboniferous period, which lasted for 30 million years See also Pennsylvanian

noun

1. an inhabitant or native of the state of Mississippi
2. the Mississippian
   the Mississippian period or rock system equivalent to the lower Carboniferous of Europe

Mississippian

/ mĭs′ĭ-sĭp′ē-ən /

1. The fifth period of the Paleozoic Era, from about 360 to 320 million years ago. During this time shallow seas spread over former land areas and the first primitive conifers appeared.
2. See Chart at geologic time

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mississippian¹

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; Mississippi + -an

Example Sentences

Video clips published by the Mississippi Free Press and The Daily Mississippian showed some of the men, who had gathered to counter a pro-Palestinian protest on the school’s campus in Oxford, Miss., directing derogatory, racist and profane remarks at the Black student.

From New York Times

The student newspaper, The Daily Mississippian, reported about 30 protesters on the Oxford campus billed themselves as UMiss for Palestine.

From Seattle Times

The student newspaper, The Daily Mississippian, reported about 30 protesters on the Oxford campus billed themselves as UMiss for Palestine.

From Seattle Times

He’s had help from the state’s most prominent Black Democrat, Bennie Thompson, former chair of the House Jan. 6 committee, and even from Oscar winner and Mississippian Morgan Freeman.

From Los Angeles Times

The rocks and caves of the park, however, date much farther back to the Mississippian geological period, which spanned from roughly 359 million years ago to 323 million years ago, during the formation of the global supercontinent Pangaea.

From Washington Times