Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Osceola County, Florida, United States.
- The Kissimmee River in Florida.
Origin
Borrowed from Calusa, meaning "the long water / river", from k(a-) (“the”) + (ʔ)iśi (“water”) + -mi (“long”).
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APA
Kissimmee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kissimmee
MLA
“Kissimmee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kissimmee. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kissimmee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kissimmee.
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