Miami

noun

Mi·ami mī-ˈa-mē

-mə

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

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

Etymology

alteration of French miamioua, from a Miami self-designation

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of Miami was in 1698

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Style

“Miami.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Miami. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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Miami

Mi·ami mī-ˈa-mē

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

Miamian

mī-ˈa-mē-ən

noun

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