mississippi
ミシシッピ州
解説 Definition
アメリカ南部の州。ミシシッピ川沿いに位置し、州名は川の名に由来する。
A state in the southern United States, located mainly along the eastern side of the lower Mississippi River. It is especially associated with the history and development of blues music and with writers such as William Faulkner.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
州名としては通常 Mississippi と大文字で書く。Mississippi River の名が州名になったと捉え、地図上で「大きな川」の東側にある南部の州を結び付けよう。綴りは miss–iss–ipp–i のまとまりで区切ると、連続する s と p の重なりを覚えやすい。Missouri とは別の州なので注意。
As a state name, Mississippi normally begins with a capital letter. Connect the state with the Mississippi River, whose name was transferred to the surrounding region. For spelling, break the word into miss–iss–ipp–i and notice the doubled s and doubled p. A useful mental picture is a map of the southern United States with the “great river” running beside the state. Do not confuse Mississippi with Missouri: both are state names connected with major rivers, but they refer to different places.
例文
Mississippi is known for its rich musical heritage, especially blues music.
ミシシッピ州は豊かな音楽遺産、特にブルース音楽で知られています。
The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States.
ミシシッピ川はアメリカ合衆国で最も長い川です。
Many famous writers, including William Faulkner, came from Mississippi.
ウィリアム・フォークナーをはじめ、多くの有名な作家がミシシッピ州出身です。
mississippi の類義語・関連語
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mississippi の語源・成り立ち Etymology
先住民オジブウェ語 misi-ziibi（「大きな川」の意、misi＝大きい、ziibi＝川）に由来。フランス人探検家がこの呼称を採用し Mississippi と綴った。関連語: Missouri（同じくアルゴンキン語系の地名）。北米最長の川を指す名がそのまま州名となった。
Mississippi comes through French forms of an Ojibwe name commonly represented as misi-ziibi, meaning “great river,” from elements meaning “great” and “river.” European explorers adopted the Indigenous name for the Mississippi River, and the river name was later used for the territory and state. The modern spelling reflects its transmission through French and English rather than a direct letter-for-letter representation of the Ojibwe expression.
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