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Etymology 1
From Mayaimi, one of only ten words recorded from the language of the now-extinct Mayaimi people, meaning "big water", referring to the large lake on whose shores they lived, alternately called Lake Miami, Lake Mayimi, Lake Maymi, Lake Maimi; now called Lake Okeechobee. The Florida city is named for the Miami River. The river is named for its source, Lake Miami.
Proper noun
Miami
- Alternative form of Mayaimi.
- An extinct indigenous people of Florida.
- An extinct language spoken by those people.
- A placename:
- A city, the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
- 2017 March 1, Hannah Seligson, “Where to get hip in Palm Beach”, in CNN:
- It may get even busier in town when a sleek train service called the Brightline debuts this summer, shuttling travelers between nearby West Palm Beach and Miami.
- 2020 January 7, Rebecca Wallwork, “Which South Florida airport should I fly into?”, in CNN:
- Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International and Palm Beach International are solid choices if your final destination is north of Miami city limits.
- A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
- A small city, the county seat of Roberts County, Texas.
- A number of townships in the United States, including five in Ohio, listed under Miami Township.
- Ellipsis of Lake Miami, former name of Lake Okeechobee: a lake in Florida, the source of the Miami River.
- Synonyms: Lake Mayaimi, Lake Maimi, Lake Mayimi, Lake Maymi
- A river in Miami-Dade County, Florida, flowing past the city of Miami; in full, Miami River.
- Synonyms: Mayaimi River, Maimi River, Mayimi River, Maymi River
- A city, the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
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Translations
city in Florida, United States
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Etymology 2
From Miami Myaamia, the endonym for the tribe in Miami-Illinois, an Algonquian language.
Noun
Miami (plural Miamis or Miami)
- A member of an indigenous North American people of Algonquian stock.
- Miami University.
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See also
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Miami, mia
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- IPA(key): /mi.ja.mi/, /ma.ja.mi/
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