Biloxi

Gulf Coast city

Biloxi is a coastal city in Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico, known for beaches, casinos, and seafood.

It was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The name comes from the Biloxi people, a Native American tribe indigenous to the region.

We spent spring break in Biloxi.

city

Mississippi

Southern state or major river

beach · hurricane · Katrina · shrimp · seafood · boardwalk · tourism · gaming · waterfront · lighthouse

seafood

shrimp

Small edible crustacean

cannery · trawler · gumbo · boil · dockside · commercial fishing · processing plant · fresh catch · net · harvest

tribe

Native American

Original inhabitants of America

Mississippi Delta · colonization · displacement · language · ceremony · chiefdom · pottery · archaeology · ancestral · confederacy

military

airmen

Military aviation personnel

radar · electronics · deployment · barracks · commissary · military families · aviation · reconnaissance · service members · base housing

Categories
Opposites
coastal vs. inland mississippi geography

BiloxiJackson

Common surname and place

Tupelo · Columbus · Starkville · Oxford · Greenville

gulf coast casino/resort cities

BiloxiGulfport

Mississippi coastal city

tourist/leisure economy vs. traditional/agricultural economy

BiloxiClarksdale

Delta blues city

Greenwood · Indianola

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G