Seminole

noun

Sem·​i·​nole ˈse-mə-ˌnōl 

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

Examples of Seminole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than half of Seminole County residents voted to approve a rural boundary in 2004 to preserve 75,000 acres, or 35%, of the eastern part of the county. —Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026

The 2025 season was McAneney's first as a Seminole after transferring from Quincy University, a Division II school in Illinois. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026

He was arrested for a probation issue related to a 2024 DUI case in Seminole County. —Juan Carlos Chavez, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has identified human remains found nearly 50 years ago in Seminole County as those of Curtis Lee Jones, authorities announced this week. —Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026

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

Rhymes for Seminole

• amphibole
• asystole
• buttonhole
• casserole
• centriole
• decontrol
• glycerol
• metropole
• monopole
• multipole
• omeprazole
• oriole

Kids Definition

Seminole

noun

Sem·​i·​nole ˈsem-ə-ˌnōl 

: a member of an Indigenous people of Florida