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 nameMi·ami | \ mī-ˈa-mē \
\Definition of Miami (Entry 2 of 2)
city and port on Biscayne Bay in southeastern Florida population 399,457
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The first known use of Miami was in 1698
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