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 descendents now live in southern Florida and Oklahoma

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The average daily room rate in Seminole is $106 per night on weekdays and $114 on weekends. Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025 Only Seminole County had a similar decline to Palm Beach County’s at about 42%, and Lemma said these drops are some of the highest the state has ever seen. Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025 That actually happened in Florida nearly a decade ago when the state allowed commercial card rooms to encroach upon the Seminole Tribe’s exclusivity. Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 In a German-language Mennonite newspaper community brief dated Jan. 27 — three days before Texas officials announced cases in Gaines County — two people from Seminole, the county's largest city, wrote about measles in their community. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025 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 9 Mar. 2025.

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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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