Seminole

noun

Sem·​i·​nole ˈse-mə-ˌnōl How to pronounce Seminole (audio)
plural Seminoles or Seminole
: a member of any of several groups of Indigenous people that emigrated to Florida from Georgia and Alabama in the 18th and 19th centuries and whose descendants now live in southern Florida and Oklahoma

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Incident tied to casino robbery According to Broward Sheriff's Office's Public Information Officer Miranda Grossman, the situation first began when the Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Resort requested the agency's help in apprehending a robbery suspect. Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025 The Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade sets sail on a theme called Yacht Rock of Ages this year. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 11 Dec. 2025 Housed in the 23,000- square-foot 1903 Seminole Club building, Sweet Pete’s claims to be one of the largest candy shops in the United States. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025 The space between our respective childhoods stretched from Utqiaġvik, north of the Arctic Circle, down to Seminole land in Florida. Eliana Ramage, Time, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Seminole

Word History

Etymology

Creek simanó·li untamed, wild, alteration of simaló·ni, from American Spanish cimarrón wild

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Seminole was in 1763

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“Seminole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Seminole. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.

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Seminole

noun
Sem·​i·​nole ˈsem-ə-ˌnōl How to pronounce Seminole (audio)
: a member of an Indigenous people of Florida

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