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 descendants now live in southern Florida and Oklahoma

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The rapper, one-third of hip-hop trio Migos, was shot on Monday night in the valet area of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, just outside Miami. Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 Two people were detained in connection with the incident, and an investigation was ongoing, the Seminole Police Department told The Times earlier this week. Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Offset has been released from the hospital after suffering a non-life-threatening injury in a shooting outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on April 6. Mason Leib, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 Offset was hospitalized on Monday after he was shot near the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026 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 14 Apr. 2026.

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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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