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Biloxi
Bi·lox·i 1 B0253500 (bə-lŭk′sē, -lŏk′-)n. pl. Biloxi or Bi·lox·is 1. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting territory around Biloxi Bay in southeast Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico.2. The extinct Siouan language of the Biloxi.
[Alteration of Biloxi taneks anya, first people.]
Bi·lox·i 2 B0253500 (bə-lŭk′sē, -lŏk′-) A city of southeast Mississippi on a peninsula between Biloxi Bay and Mississippi Sound on the Gulf of Mexico. Settled by the French in 1699, Biloxi is a resort with many casinos. In 2005, the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.Bi•lox•i (bɪˈlɒk si; locally -ˈlʌk-)
n. a city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico. 49,311. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Biloxi - a member of the Siouan people of southeastern MississippiSiouan, Sioux - a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains | | 2. |  Biloxi - an old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of MexicoMagnolia State, Mississippi, MS - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War | | 3. | Biloxi - the Siouan language spoken by the BiloxiSiouan language, Siouan - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux |
Biloxi
Biloxi (bĭlŭk`sē), city (1990 pop. 46,319), Harrison co., SE Miss., on a peninsula between Biloxi Bay and Mississippi Sound, on the Gulf of Mexico; inc. as a town 1838, as a city 1896. Industries here include fishing and boatbuilding, the packing and shipping of shrimp and oysters, and several small manufactures. Beginning in 1990, casinos made Biloxi, long a beach resort, the center of a gambling boom district (which includes neighboring GulfportGulfport,
city (1990 pop. 40,775), seat of Harrison co., SE Miss., a port on Mississippi Sound, the Gulf of Mexico, in a resort area; inc. 1898. A port of entry, it receives large shipments of bananas.
..... Click the link for more information. ), with thousands of new hotel rooms. The French established the first European settlement in the lower Mississippi valley in 1699 across the bay at Old Biloxi (now Ocean Springs). New Biloxi, founded in 1719, was the capital of French Louisiana until 1722, when New OrleansNew Orleans
, city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded 1718 by the sieur de Bienville, inc. 1805.
..... Click the link for more information. replaced it. Hurricane Camille wrecked the city's waterfront in 1969, and Katrina caused even greater devastation in 2005. Keesler Air Force Base and "Beauvoir" (built 1852–54), the last home of Jefferson DavisDavis, Jefferson,
1808–89, American statesman, President of the Southern Confederacy, b. Fairview, near Elkton, Ky. His birthday was June 3. Early Life
Davis's parents moved to Mississippi when he was a boy.
..... Click the link for more information. , are here, as is Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, designed by Frank GehryGehry, Frank Owen
, 1929–, American architect, b. Toronto, Ont., as Frank Owen Goldberg. He is widely considered one of the finest and most artful of contemporary architects. In 1947, Gehry's family moved to Los Angeles, where he attended the Univ.
..... Click the link for more information. . Off the coast are the western islands of Gulf Islands National Seashore, including Ship Island, a Union fort during the Civil War. AcronymsSeeBIXBiloxi
Words related to Biloxinoun a member of the Siouan people of southeastern MississippiRelated Wordsnoun an old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of MexicoRelated Words- Magnolia State
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noun the Siouan language spoken by the BiloxiRelated Words |