State of Mississippi

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The State of Mississippi is a U.S. state in the Deep South known for its significant role in American history, particularly the Civil War and civil rights movement, as well as its influential contributions to blues music and Southern culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. state
constituent state of the United States
abbreviation MS
admittedToUnionOn 1817-12-10
borders Alabama
Arkansas
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Tennessee
capital Jackson, Mississippi
country United States of America
culturalContribution considered a birthplace of blues music
important center of Southern culture
demonym Mississippian
governorTitle Governor of Mississippi
hasMajorUniversity Jackson State University
Mississippi State University
University of Mississippi
hasOfficialLanguage English
historicalSignificance played a major role in the American Civil War
was a key battleground in the U.S. civil rights movement
joinedConfederacyOn 1861-01-09
judicialBody Supreme Court of Mississippi
largestCity Jackson, Mississippi
largestRiver Mississippi River
legislature Mississippi Legislature
legislatureType bicameral
locatedIn Deep South
North America
Southern United States
lowerHouse Mississippi House of Representatives
majorCity Biloxi
surface form: Biloxi, Mississippi

Gulfport, Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Meridian, Mississippi
Tupelo, Mississippi
majorRiver Pearl River
Yazoo River
motto Virtute et Armis
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation By Valor and Arms
namedAfter Mississippi River
orderOfAdmission 20th state
postalCode MS
region Bible Belt
stateBird Northern mockingbird
stateFlower Magnolia
stateNickname The Magnolia State
stateSong Go, Mississippi
stateTree Southern magnolia
timeZone Central Time Zone
upperHouse Mississippi State Senate
wasMemberOf Confederate States of America

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Gartin Justice Building ownedBy State of Mississippi
Gartin Justice Building jurisdictionServed State of Mississippi
Simpson County isLocatedInCountrySubdivision State of Mississippi
this entity surface form: state of Mississippi
Florence, Mississippi countrySubdivision State of Mississippi
State Street, Jackson, Mississippi hasParty State of Mississippi
subject surface form: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Pink House hasOpposingPartyInCase State of Mississippi
Port of Gulfport serves State of Mississippi
Port of Gulfport jurisdiction State of Mississippi
Yazoo County subdivisionName1 State of Mississippi
Lee County, Mississippi partOf State of Mississippi
this entity surface form: United States state of Mississippi
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch jurisdiction State of Mississippi
subject surface form: Lynn Fitch
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch employer State of Mississippi
subject surface form: Lynn Fitch
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch representedPartyInDobbs State of Mississippi
subject surface form: Lynn Fitch
Mississippi State Auditor appliesToJurisdiction State of Mississippi
Smith County partOf State of Mississippi
subject surface form: Smith County, Mississippi
this entity surface form: state of Mississippi
Dewey Phillip Bryant employer State of Mississippi
Jasper County partOf State of Mississippi
subject surface form: Jasper County, Mississippi
this entity surface form: state of Mississippi