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A tribe of the Native American Tunica people historically located along the lower course of the Yazoo River.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A river in Mississippi, United States; in full, the Yazoo River.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A tributary that runs parallel to a river (especially when separated by a natural levee).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Yazoo River
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Broader terms: river
History
From the French name Rivière des Yazous, which was named after the Yazoo people.
Named after the Yazoo River, a tributary of the Mississippi with this characteristic.
