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Hollicar Creek

Coordinates: 31°55′46″N 88°49′03″W / 31.9293203°N 88.8175470°W / 31.9293203; -88.8175470
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Hollicar Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to Shubuta Creek.

Hollicar is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "a sacred thing".[2] Variant transliterations are "Hellicon Creek", "Hollicker Creek", and "Hullicar Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hollicar Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

31°55′46″N 88°49′03″W / 31.9293203°N 88.8175470°W / 31.9293203; -88.8175470