Miami
1 Americannoun
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a member of an Algonquian-speaking North American Indian tribe, formerly located in northern Indiana and Illinois, southern Michigan, and possibly Wisconsin, now living primarily in Oklahoma.
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their dialect of the Illinois language.
adjective
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a city in SE Florida: seaside resort.
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Also called Great Miami. a river in W Ohio, flowing S into the Ohio River. 160 miles (260 km) long.
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a city in NE Oklahoma.
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Famed for its resort hotels.
Home of the largest Cuban population outside Cuba, many of them exiles from the regime of Fidel Castro.
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Origin of Miami
First recorded in 1690–1700; from French, from Illinois miamioua, myaamiwa “person from downstream”
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Omar Artan was set to be the first match official from Somalia to referee at a global finals, but he was turned back when he arrived at Miami International Airport on Saturday.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Artan, from Somalia, flew into Miami to join up with the other 51 referees.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Omar Artan was barred from entering the country after arriving at Miami International Airport from Istanbul by U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
It shares the operatic maximalism of Faena’s hotels in Buenos Aires and Miami, and has drawn glitzy guests who pay at least $1,395 for a room.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
When we landed in Miami, Farmer surveyed the cabin.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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