Miami

Meaning

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1. Alternative form of Mayaimi
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Noun

1. A member of an indigenous North American people of Algonquian stock.
2. Miami University.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maɪˈæmi/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

After he was fired , the two left Puerto Rico to work in Miami , Florida .