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Mississippian   Listen
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Mississippian  n.  
1.
A geological period extending from from 310 million to 345 million years ago; it was associated with an increase of land areas, the presence of primitive ammonites, and emergence of winged insects; called also Missippian period and Lower Carboniferous period.
Synonyms: Missippian period, Lower Carboniferous, Lower Carboniferous period.
2.
A resident of Mississippi.






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"Mississippian" Quotes from Famous Books



... Democrats he was nominated by a faction of Republicans; moreover, he was a Missourian by birth, had family connections in Mississippi, and had, while living in California married the daughter of a prominent Mississippian. He was scarcely a typical carpet-bagger. That there should have been a split in the Republican party of the state so early is not a very good argument for the character of the leaders or of ...
— The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 • Various



Words linked to "Mississippian" :   carboniferous, Missippian period, Carboniferous period, geological period, Lower Carboniferous period



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