Miami

noun

Mi·​ami mī-ˈa-mē 

-mə

1

plural Miami or Miamis : a member of an Indigenous people originally of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana

2

: the Algonquian language of the Miami that is closely related to Illinois

Word History

Etymology

alteration of French miamioua, from a Miami self-designation

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Geographical Definition

Miami

geographical name

Mi·​ami mī-ˈa-mē 

city and port on Biscayne Bay in southeastern Florida population 399,457

Miamian

mī-ˈa-mē-ən 

noun