Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, down from 173,514 at the 2010 census. Jacksons population declined more between 2010 and 2020 (11.42%) than any major city in the United States. Jackson is the anchor for the Jackson metropolitan statistical area, the largest metropolitan area completely within the state. With a 2020 population estimated around 600,000, metropolitan Jackson is home to over one-fifth of Mississippis population. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi.
Founded in 1821 as the site for a new state capital, the city is named after General Andrew Jackson, who was honored for his role in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later served as U.S. president. Following the nearby Battle of Vicksburg in 1863 during the American Civil War, Union forces under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman began the siege of Jackson and the city was subsequently burned.During the 1920s, Jackson surpassed Meridian to become the most populous city in the state following a speculative natural gas boom in the region. The current slogan for the city is The City with Soul. It has had numerous musicians prominent in blues, gospel, folk, and jazz. The city is located in the deep south halfway between Memphis and New Orleans on Interstate 55 and Dallas and Atlanta on Interstate 20. Being at this location has given the city the nickname the crossroads of the south.
The city has a number of museums and cultural institutions, including the Mississippi Childrens Museum, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Mississippi Museum of Art, Old Capital Museum, Museum of Mississippi History. Other notable locations are the Mississippi Coliseum and the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, home of the Jackson State Tigers Football Team.
The Jackson metropolitan statistical area is the states second largest metropolitan area overall, due to four counties in northern Mississippi being part of the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area. In 2020, the Jackson metropolitan area held a GDP of 30 billion dollars, accounting for 29% of the states total GDP of 104.1 billion dollars.
Cobber
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Australian colloquialism meaning mate or friend, but not necessarily in the literal term. Can be used to address a stranger in leiu of Hey, you there! or Hey, kid! in a more friendly manner. As the words been used since the earliest Colonial settlements of Australia, many Aussies mistakenly believe the word is archaic and no-longer used. In actuality, its simply slightly less understood then more generic forms of greeting (such as mate).
Cobber meaning & definition 1 of Cobber.
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another word for mate, commonly used amongst other people.
Cobber meaning & definition 2 of Cobber.
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an archaic Australian colloquial term used to mean friend
(similar to mate)Cobber meaning & definition 3 of Cobber.
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an elderly male
Cobber meaning & definition 4 of Cobber.
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n. Former Australian greeting/address which no self-respecting Aussie has used for at least 40 years!
Cobber meaning & definition 5 of Cobber.
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Cobber: the UK/Australian Bud-destroyer. The Irish-Americanism Bud is occasionally used as a slight or put-down to terminate a conversation, by enunciating it with a sharp emphasis, thereby imputing an impersonal distancing, paradoxically coupled with a sneering overfamiliarity. In the former English colonies, a [riposte] to this shorthand New World affront has been found in the resurrection of an obsolete colonial appellation of fraternal affection: Cobber, or just plain Cob. It is effective as a Bud-destroyer because its usage is so unexpected, completely shattering the false familiarity of Bud, at the same time providing [social proof] that you are indeed big enough to meet casual man-to-man disparagement head-on, and deflect it straight back [like water off a ducks back].
Cobber meaning & definition 6 of Cobber.
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A companion or friend (often used as a form of address between men)
Cobber meaning & definition 7 of Cobber.