Kissimmee

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Kissimmee

  1. A city in and the county seat of Osceola County, Florida, USA.
  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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