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Yazoo

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A tribe of the Native American Tunica people historically located along the lower course of the Yazoo River.
  2. 2
    A river in Mississippi, United States; in full, the Yazoo River.
Noun
  1. 1
    A tributary that runs parallel to a river (especially when separated by a natural levee). US

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named after the Yazoo River, a tributary of the Mississippi with this characteristic.

Etymology 2

From the French name Rivière des Yazous, which was named after the Yazoo people.

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