Etymology

Kissimmee

Kis·sim·mee
K5I1S1S1I1M3M3E1E1

Today it means: A city, the county seat of Osceola County, Florida, United States. Full definition →

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The story

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

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