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Where does “Miami” come from?

Miami derives from Myaamia, the name the Myaamia people used for themselves, with the ultimate meaning uncertain.

Miami (English): A member of an indigenous North American people...

Definitions

  1. A member of an indigenous North American people...

Ancestry of “Miami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MiamiMyaamia—

Words derived from “Miami”

  • Miami
  • Miami
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