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

Hi-Oaks is among nine applications submitted for properties to be purchased under the Seminole Forever program. —Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025

The collection was photographed in New Orleans with members of the Young Seminole Hunters. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Apr. 2025

Another man, 26-year-old Benjamin Garmon, was also previously arrested as an accomplice to the murder and is being held in the Seminole County Jail, according to arrest reports. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025

The visitor sat at a Buffalo Link slot machine at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, the casino said in a March 30 Facebook post. —Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 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