Seminole

noun

Sem·​i·​nole ˈse-mə-ˌnōl How to pronounce Seminole (audio)
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. 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 See All Example Sentences for Seminole

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of Seminole was in 1763

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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 How to pronounce Seminole (audio)
: a member of an Indigenous people of Florida

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