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yazoo

yazoo noun: a tributary that runs parallel to a river (especially when separated by a natural levee).

Noun

yazoo (plural yazoos)

  1. (US) A tributary that runs parallel to a river (especially when separated by a natural levee).

Proper noun capitalized: Yazoo

Yazoo

  1. A tribe of the Native American Tunica people historically located along the lower course of the Yazoo River.
  2. A river in Mississippi, United States; in full, the Yazoo River.

Forms of yazoo

pluralyazoos

Origin of yazoo

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

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

Words formed from yazoo

Questions about yazoo

What does yazoo mean?
Yazoo means a tributary that runs parallel to a river (especially when separated by a natural levee).
What part of speech is yazoo?
Yazoo can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of yazoo?
The plural of yazoo is yazoos.

Words near yazoo in the dictionary

  1. yazidiat
  2. Yazidiness
  3. Yazidis
  4. Yazidism
  5. yazidiyat
  6. yazoo
  7. Yazoo City
  8. Yazoo County
  9. yazoos
  10. Yazor
  11. Yazov

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