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

There is also a frost advisory in coastal Volusia, south Lake, Seminole and Orange counties. —Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025

Where: Hard Rock Live, 1 Seminole Way, near Hollywood. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025

The 58-acre parcel is bounded by 13th Avenue and 6th Avenue to the north and south and by Osage Street and Seminole Road to the east and west. —Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025

The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office also downplayed speculation that charges might be forthcoming in comments to DeForest. —Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024

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

Kids Definition

Seminole

noun

Sem·​i·​nole ˈsem-ə-ˌnōl 

: a member of an Indigenous people of Florida