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 descendents now live in southern Florida and Oklahoma
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Following the First and Second Seminole Wars, the Miccosukee people were relocated to about 2.5 million acres of land at the southernmost point of their traditional range that was reserved as Indian Territory in or about 1845.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
According to Rucker's tour schedule on his website, Rucker's next show is slated for Saturday, July 19, in Hollywood, Florida, at the Seminole Hard Rock & Casino.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 July 2025
When Seminole County — a former hotspot for bear encounters — adopted these measures and launched a public information campaign, incidents of human interaction dropped dramatically.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Advertisement Today, Trump’s detention camp sits inside the Big Cypress National Preserve that Douglas, along with the Seminole and Miccosukee tribes and other conservationists, helped establish as the first of its kind in the United States.
—Time, 17 July 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
According to Rucker's tour schedule on his website, Rucker's next show is slated for Saturday, July 19, in Hollywood, Florida, at the Seminole Hard Rock & Casino.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 July 2025
When Seminole County — a former hotspot for bear encounters — adopted these measures and launched a public information campaign, incidents of human interaction dropped dramatically.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Advertisement Today, Trump’s detention camp sits inside the Big Cypress National Preserve that Douglas, along with the Seminole and Miccosukee tribes and other conservationists, helped establish as the first of its kind in the United States.
—Time, 17 July 2025
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“Seminole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Seminole. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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Seminole
noun
Sem·i·nole
ˈsem-ə-ˌnōl
: a member of an Indigenous people of Florida
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