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North Tippah Creek

Coordinates: 34°43′16″N 89°03′32″W / 34.7212077°N 89.0589550°W / 34.7212077; -89.0589550
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North Tippah Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It joins with South Tippah Creek to form the Tippah River.

Tippah is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "to eat one another", i.e. cannibalism.[2] A variant name is "Tippah Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Tippah Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34°43′16″N 89°03′32″W / 34.7212077°N 89.0589550°W / 34.7212077; -89.0589550