Etymology

Cahokia

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Today it means: A former (pre-Columbian Native American) city in present-day Illinois, now famous for its earthen mounds. Full definition →

Miami kahokiaki
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The story

  1. Miami · borrowed fromkahokiaki“wild geese”
  2. English todayCahokia

Borrowed from Miami kahokiaki (“wild geese”).

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