SINCE 1828
Miami
noun
Mi·ami
| \ mī-ˈa-mē
, -mə\
, -mə\
plural Miami
or Miamis
Definition of Miami
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a member of an American Indian people originally of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana
Miami
geographical name
Mi·ami
| \ mī-ˈa-mē
\
\
Definition of Miami (Entry 2 of 2)
city and port on Biscayne Bay in southeastern Florida population 399,457
Other Words from Miami
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Miamian
\ mī-ˈa-mē-ən
\
noun
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