Seminoles

[ (sem-uh-nohlz) ]


A tribe of Native Americans who inhabited Florida in the early nineteenth century. After fighting a war against the United States to keep their land, they were forcibly removed to reservations west of the Mississippi River in the 1840s.

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How to use Seminoles in a sentence

  • The Seminoles had lost heavily in the war, but as a nation they had gained some things of great value.

    Four American Indians | Edson L. Whitney
  • As might be inferred from this decision, there were some Seminoles whose loyalty to their race could not be counted on.

    Four American Indians | Edson L. Whitney
  • The War Department had been expecting some hostile act on the part of the Seminoles, and was ready for war.

    Four American Indians | Edson L. Whitney