50 Places With Native American Names

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41. Tampa, Florida
> Origin of name: Calusa
> Definition of name: Sticks of fire

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42. Tennessee
> Origin of name: Cherokee
> Definition of name: Winding river

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43. Texas
> Origin of name: Caddo
> Definition of name: Friends or allies

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44. Tippecanoe River, Indiana
> Origin of name: Miami
> Definition of name: Buffalo fish

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45. Tucson, Arizona
> Origin of name: Tohono O’odham
> Definition of name: Black base – refers to the Sentinel Mountains