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Ole Miss

Ole Miss proper noun: university of Mississippi.

Proper noun

Ole Miss

  1. (informal) University of Mississippi

Origin of Ole Miss

From a submission by Elma Meek of a name for the 1897 yearbook, either from ole Mississippi or ole missus.

Questions about Ole Miss

What does Ole Miss mean?
Ole Miss means university of Mississippi.
What part of speech is Ole Miss?
Ole Miss is a proper noun.

Words near Ole Miss in the dictionary

  1. Oldwick
  2. oldwife
  3. oldwives
  4. oldy
  5. ole
  6. Ole Miss
  7. oleacein
  8. oleaceous
  9. oleacinid
  10. oleacinids
  11. oleagenin

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