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Miami

proper noun

  1. American city
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /maɪˈæmi/ / /maɪˈæmə/

name

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.

  1. Alternative form of Mayaimi.
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  3. A placename:

    “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.”

    “Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International and Palm Beach International are solid choices if your final destination is north of Miami city limits.”

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noun

Etymology: From Miami Myaamia, the endonym for the tribe in Miami-Illinois, an Algonquian language.

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