Miami

¹

[mahy-am-ee, -am-uh]

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.

adjective

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

Miami

²

[mahy-am-ee, -am-uh]

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.

Miami

/ 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)

Miami

1. Best-known city in Florida.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Miami¹

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

Example Sentences

The Chargers, who play Sunday at Miami, are looking to halt a two-game losing slide.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2010, a Super Bowl in Miami — home of salsa and Afro-Cuban jazz — gave us the Who ... who are also from England.

From Los Angeles Times

On June 8, 2023, he was indicted on 37 felony counts in federal court in Miami.

From Salon

Miami hasn’t been perfect, but the Dolphins have more playmakers and should be able to pick one up on the road.

From Los Angeles Times

Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill underwent surgery after suffering a knee injury on ‘Monday Night Football.’

From Los Angeles Times