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Tupelo

Definition: Tupelo

Tupelo

Noun

1. Pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum.

2. Any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America.

3. A town in northeast Mississippi.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Note: Tupelo \Tu"pe*lo\, noun. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.]. (Websters 1913)


Synonym: Tupelo

Synonym: tupelo tree (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Tupelo, Arkansas

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Tupelo is a town located in Jackson County, Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 177.

Geography


Tupelo is located at 35°23'30" North, 91°13'45" West (35.391629, -91.229278)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census2 of 2000, there are 177 people, 76 households, and 50 families residing in the town. The population density is 220.5/km² (568.5/mi²). There are 93 housing units at an average density of 115.8/km² (298.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 99.44% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 1.69% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 76 households out of which 22.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% are married couples living together, 6.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% are non-families. 27.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.33 and the average family size is 2.80. In the town the population is spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $27,614, and the median income for a family is $28,750. Males have a median income of $24,375 versus $14,750 for females. The per capita income for the town is $12,301. 23.4% of the population and 13.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 26.1% are under the age of 18 and 25.0% are 65 or older.



Tupelo, Mississippi

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Tupelo is a city located in Lee County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 34,211. It is the county seat of Lee County6.

Geography


Tupelo is located at 34°15'35" North, 88°43'33" West (34.259585, -88.725885)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 133.2 km² (51.4 mi²). 132.4 km² (51.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.62% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 34,211 people, 13,395 households, and 9,108 families residing in the city. The population density is 258.4/km² (669.4/mi²). There are 14,551 housing units at an average density of 109.9/km² (284.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 69.40% White, 28.28% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 13,395 households out of which 34.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% are married couples living together, 16.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% are non-families. 28.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.47 and the average family size is 3.04. In the city the population is spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 82.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $38,401, and the median income for a family is $48,465. Males have a median income of $35,027 versus $23,988 for females. The per capita income for the city is $22,024. 12.7% of the population and 10.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 17.6% are under the age of 18 and 12.2% are 65 or older.

Famous people


Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, MS.



Tupelo, Oklahoma

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Tupelo is a city located in Coal County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 377.

Geography


Tupelo is located at 34°36'11" North, 96°25'14" West (34.603133, -96.420531)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²). 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 377 people, 136 households, and 99 families residing in the city. The population density is 363.9/km² (939.1/mi²). There are 178 housing units at an average density of 171.8/km² (443.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 70.29% White, 0.53% African American, 24.40% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 4.51% from two or more races. 2.65% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 136 households out of which 41.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% are married couples living together, 12.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% are non-families. 22.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.77 and the average family size is 3.29. In the city the population is spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $17,000, and the median income for a family is $19,688. Males have a median income of $21,563 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the city is $8,852. 30.7% of the population and 29.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 39.7% are under the age of 18 and 22.8% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tupelo, Arkansas."

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Crosswords: Tupelo

English words defined with "tupelo": Largo tupelo ♦ Ogeechee lime ♦ Tupelo gum ♦ Water tupelo. (references)

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Modern Usage: Tupelo

DomainUsage

Lyrics

'n' Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo ("Ode to Billy Joe"; performing artist: Bobbie Gentry)

Movie/TV Titles

Teenage Tupelo (1995)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Tupelo

DomainTitle

Books

  • Early Elvis: The Tupelo Years (reference)

  • From Tupelo to Murfreesboro (Civil War Series) (reference)

  • From Tupelo to Woodstock: Youth, Race, and Rock-And-Roll in America 1954-1969 (reference)

  • The Struggle for Tennessee: Tupelo to Stones River (The Civil War) (reference)

  • Tupelo (The Black Heritage Library Collection) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Tupelo

Photos:
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Photo Album: Tupelo

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A man cultivationg a field. Tupelo (vicinity) MS. March 1936. Credit: USDA.

Negro house, Tupelo, Mississippi, 1936. Credit: Library of Congress.

Tupelo Point, Wellesley College, Mass. Credit: Library of Congress.

Path to Tupelo Point, Wellesley College, Mass. Credit: Library of Congress.

Wife and children of Negro tenant farmer, Tupelo, Mississippi. Credit: Library of Congress.

Wife of Negro sharecropper, Tupelo, Mississippi. Credit: Library of Congress.

New outskirts of town, showing Negro houses and soil erosion. Tupelo, Mississippi. Credit: Library of Congress.

View in outskirts of town. Negro farm. Tupelo, Mississippi. Credit: Library of Congress.

Porch of Negro shack. Outskirts of Tupelo, Mississippi. Credit: Library of Congress.

Negro children. Tupelo, Mississippi. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Spoken Usage: Tupelo

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Linda Thompson

Oh, he revolutionized music. You know, he was this young kid from abject poverty who grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee, and you know, was an amalgamation of lots of different styles of music, from black gospel to, you know, hillbilly.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Tupelo

"Tupelo" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "Tupelo" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (proper)66.67%2245,945
Noun (singular)33.33%1339,140
                    Total100.00%3N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: Tupelo


1. Tupelo, AR (town, FIPS 70340)
Location: 35.39155 N, 91.22994 W
Population (1990): 208 (105 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

2. Tupelo, MS (city, FIPS 74840)
Location: 34.26349 N, 88.73199 W
Population (1990): 30685 (12335 housing units)
Area: 132.5 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 38801
Country: USA

3. Tupelo, OK (city, FIPS 75050)
Location: 34.60209 N, 96.42024 W
Population (1990): 323 (207 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 74572
Country: USA

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Expressions: Tupelo

Expressions using "tupelo": Largo tupelo ♦ sour tupelo ♦ tupelo family ♦ tupelo gum ♦ tupelo tree ♦ water tupelo. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Tupelo

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

tupelo ms

706

tupelo mississippi newspaper

10

daily journal tupelo

173

news tupelo

10

tupelo

142

tree tupelo

9

tupelo mississippi

142

tupelo ms newspaper

9

uncle tupelo

103

tab tupelo uncle

9

tupelo honey

60

buffalo park tupelo

9

journal tupelo

31

park rec tupelo

8

tupelo furniture market

24

tupelo mississippi real estate

8

tupelo newspaper

24

map of tupelo

8

flea market tupelo

18

mississippi news tupelo

8

tupelo hotel

17

tupelo restaurant

8

tupelo high school

17

chamber commerce tupelo

7

daily journal ms tupelo

15

club running tupelo

7

lyrics tupelo uncle

13

tupelo real estate

7

child mansion tupelo

13

coliseum tupelo

7

elvis festival tupelo

11

park recreation tupelo

7

grill tupelo

11

city of tupelo

7

miss tupelo

11

tupelo job

7

tupelo ms hotel

11

fireants tupelo

7

honey lyrics tupelo

11

daily journal mississippi tupelo

7
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Tupelo

Language Translations for "tupelo"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

sort tupelo (black gum, black tupelo, pepperidge, sour gum). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

tupelo (black gum, black tupelo, pepperidge, sour gum). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

tupelo (black gum, black tupelo, pepperidge, sour gum). (various references)

   

French

  

tupelo noir (black tupelo). (various references)

   

German

  

Tupelo (black gum, black tupelo, pepperidge, sour gum), Black tupelo (black gum, black tupelo, pepperidge, sour gum), Black Gum (black gum, black tupelo, pepperidge, sour gum). (various references)

   

Italian

  

tupelo negro (black gum, black tupelo, pepperidge, sour gum). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

upelotay

   

Portuguese

  

black tupelo (black gum, black tupelo, pepperidge, sour gum). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

nyssa (black gum, black tupelo, pepperidge, sour gum). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Tupelo

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Nyssa sylvatica. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Tupelo

Derivations

Words beginning with "tupelo": tupelos. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Tupelo" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Lupeli, lupeol, Teepol, Tipula, tubel, Tufeila, tupalo, tupel, tupello, tuple, tuppelo, tutela, tutelo, Tuveson. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Tupelo"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "tupelo" (pronounced tyuw"pulō' or tuw"pulō')
3-u l ō'buffalo, bungalow, piccolo.
3-u l ō'buffalo, bungalow, piccolo.

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Anagrams: Tupelo

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-l-o-p-t-u"

-1 letter: letup, loupe, poult.

-2 letters: lept, lope, loup, lout, lute, pelt, plot, poet, pole, pout, pule, tole, tolu, tope, tule.

-3 letters: let, leu, lop, lot, ole, ope, opt, out, pet, pol, pot, pul, put, tel, toe, top, tup, upo.

-4 letters: el, et, lo, oe, op, pe, to, up, ut.

 Words containing the letters "e-l-o-p-t-u"
 

+1 letter: couplet, eelpout, gluepot, octuple, opulent, outleap, outyelp, pollute, poulter, tupelos.

 

+2 letters: copulate, couplets, eelpouts, gluepots, octupled, octuples, octuplet, octuplex, outleaps, outleapt, outsleep, outslept, outspell, outspelt, outyelps, petalous, pleuston, polluted, polluter, pollutes, populate, postlude, poulters, poultice, pulsojet, unpolite.

 

+3 letters: apetalous, bluepoint, copulated, copulates, corpulent, multipole, octuplets, opulently, outleaped, outplayed, outpolled, outpulled, outsleeps, outspells, outyelped, peculator, petiolule, petroleum, piteously, plenteous, pleustons, pocketful, polluters, pollutive, populated, populates, postludes, postulate, poulterer, poulticed, poultices, poultries, profluent, pulmonate, pulsojets, sporulate, turophile, underplot, upholster.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern 		5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Spoken 		9. Usage Frequency
10. Cities
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet 		13. Translations: Modern
14. Translations: Ancient
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes 		17. Anagrams
18. Bibliography


  

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