Mississippi is a southern state of the United States. Thestate's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along the westernborder. The name is derived either from Ojibwe, a native North Americanlanguage spoken upstream of the river, or from Algonquian, meaning "greatriver".
Mississippi is bordered to the north by Tennessee, to theeast by Alabama, to the south by the Gulf of Mexico, to the southwest byLouisiana and to the northwest by Arkansas. The western boundary of theMississippi is largely defined by the Mississippi River. Use the us map and map ofthe united states  to exploreMississippi.
The culture of the United States is primarily of Westernorigin, but is influenced by a multicultural ethos which includes African,Native American, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Latin American child people andtheir culture. It also has distinct social and cultural characteristics, suchas dialects, music, art, social habits, cuisine, and folklore. America isethnically and racially diverse as a result of large-scale migration throughoutits history. Because of its size and influence, many elements of Americanculture, especially from popular culture, have spread globally through modernmass media.