Kissimmee

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • 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

  • Lake Kissimmee

References

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