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 descendants now live in southern Florida and Oklahoma

Examples of Seminole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Housed in the 23,000- square-foot 1903 Seminole Club building, Sweet Pete’s claims to be one of the largest candy shops in the United States. —Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025

The space between our respective childhoods stretched from Utqiaġvik, north of the Arctic Circle, down to Seminole land in Florida. —Eliana Ramage, Time, 25 Nov. 2025

Now, the undefeated Brock Eagles (12-0) will face Seminole (9-3) at a time and place that is to be determined. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Nov. 2025

Business professionals who gathered at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino gasped when Klutch Sports Group founder and CEO Rich Paul spoke at the Black Professional Network’s LegacyCon. —Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 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