English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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Proper noun edit

Kissimmee

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

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