Hialeah
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Hi·a·le·ah

geographical name \ˌhī-ə-ˈlē-ə\

Definition of HIALEAH

city SE Florida N of Miami pop 226,419

Hialeah

geographical name    (Concise Encyclopedia)

City (pop., 2000: 226,419), southeastern Florida, U.S. Settled in 1921 by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss and cattleman James H. Bright, the town took its name from a Seminole Indian word meaning “pretty prairie.” The city serves mainly as a residential suburb of Miami. It is the site of the horse-racing track Hialeah Park (1925).

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