Kissimmee

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Calusa, meaning "the long water / river", from k(a-) (the) + (ʔ)iśi (water) + -mi (long).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Kis‧sim‧mee
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Proper noun

Kissimmee

  1. A city, the county seat of Osceola County, Florida, United States.
  2. The Kissimmee River in Florida.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Julian Granberry, The Calusa: Linguistic and Cultural Origins and Relationships