Miami

¹ American  

[mahy-am-ee, -am-uh] / maɪˈæm i, -ˈæm ə /

noun

plural

Miamis,

plural

Miami

1. 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.

2. their dialect of the Illinois language.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Miami or their language.

Miami ² American  

[mahy-am-ee, -am-uh] / maɪˈæm i, -ˈæm ə /

noun

1. a city in SE Florida: seaside resort.

2. Also called Great Miami.  a river in W Ohio, flowing S into the Ohio River. 160 miles (260 km) long.

3. a city in NE Oklahoma.

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Miami British  

/ maɪˈæmɪ /

noun

1. a city and resort in SE Florida, on Biscayne Bay: developed chiefly after 1896, esp with the Florida land boom of the 1920s; centre of an extensive tourist area. Pop: 376 815 (2003 est)

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Miami Cultural  

1. Best-known city in Florida.

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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.

Other Word Forms

• Miamian noun

Etymology

Origin of Miami

First recorded in 1690–1700; from French, from Illinois miamioua, myaamiwa “person from downstream”

Example Sentences

“We need your help,” he told regional leaders gathered Saturday at his golf club outside Miami.

From Los Angeles Times

After the former Dolphins quarterback was released, Tagovailoa wrote on Instagram that he was thankful for his time in Miami.

From MarketWatch

The five-year veteran was sent from Miami to Philadelphia at the trade deadline last year.

From Los Angeles Times

He played the past four seasons in Miami under coach Mike McDaniel, the Chargers’ new offensive coordinator.

From Los Angeles Times

I was a student at the University of Miami when Mr. Frenk was its president.

From The Wall Street Journal