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

Examples of Seminole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Athletes represent schools eligible for the FHSAA state series from Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake and southwest Volusia counties. —Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025

The lucky player sat at a Fu Nan Fu Nu slot machine June 8 at Seminole Brighton Bay Hotel & Casino in Okeechobee, the casino said in a news release. —Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025

This stretch of coastline is the land of Seminole indigenous peoples. —Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 June 2025

What To Know Oklahoma counties that have been issued with severe thunderstorm warnings are Okfuskee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Craig, Rogers, Mayes, Wagoner, Seminole, Pottawatomie, Garvin, Cleveland, McClain and Cherokee. —Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025

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

Rhymes for Seminole

• amphibole
• asystole
• buttonhole
• casserole
• centriole
• decontrol
• glycerol
• metropole
• monopole
• multipole
• omeprazole
• oriole

Kids Definition

Seminole

noun

Sem·​i·​nole ˈsem-ə-ˌnōl 

: a member of an Indigenous people of Florida