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Chilli Creek

Coordinates: 34°43′02″N 89°14′12″W / 34.7173193°N 89.2367390°W / 34.7173193; -89.2367390
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Chilli Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Chilli Creek is a name derived from either the Choctaw language or Chickasaw language, but scholars are divided whether it means "creek branch" or "dry river".[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chilli Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34°43′02″N 89°14′12″W / 34.7173193°N 89.2367390°W / 34.7173193; -89.2367390