What is the meaning of the word "yazoo"?
Definitions:
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A river or stream that runs parallel to a larger river for a significant distance before eventually joining it.
NOUN
- The small stream became a yazoo tributary, running along the Mississippi River before joining it miles downstream.
- The small stream became a yazoo tributary, running along the Mississippi River before joining it miles downstream.
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A river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwast to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg.
NOUN
- The Yazoo River flows through Mississippi, carrying a significant amount of water to the Gulf of Mexico.
- The Yazoo River flows through Mississippi, carrying a significant amount of water to the Gulf of Mexico.