Etymology

Tamiami

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Today it means: The time at which the Tamiami Formation was formed; the Piacenzian, late blancan Full definition →

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Tamiami · proper noun1

From the Tamiami Trail, a portmanteau of the endpoints, Tampa and Miami. * Tampa from the Calusa settlement Tanpa, of unknown origin. * Miami from the Calusa word Mayaimi (Lake Okeechobee); derived from Calusa mayai + -mi from Proto-Tunica *mayai and *-mi respectively.

Tamiami · proper noun, noun, adjective2

From the Tamiami Formation, derived from the Tamiami Trail.

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