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Kissimmee

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English

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Etymology

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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

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Kissimmee

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

Derived terms

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References

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