Mi·ami
| \ mī-ˈa-mē
, -mə \
, -mə \
plural Miami or Miamis
Definition of Miami
: a member of an American Indian people originally of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana
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“Miami.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Miami. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.
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Mi·ami
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Definition of Miami
city and port on Biscayne Bay in southeastern Florida population 399,457
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Miamian
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mī-ˈa-mē-ən
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The first known use of Miami was in 1698
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