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 ugly start to the Miami Dolphins’ season got even worse on Sunday.

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Last minute field goals lifted the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Chargers to victories, the Panthers shocking the Cowboys 30-27 in Charlotte and the Chargers edging the Dolphins 29-27 in Miami.

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Miami came into the game with the NFL’s worst run defense.

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A decade before that, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross tried to hire Harbaugh as Miami’s coach.

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In Florida, Huddleston says she’s most worried for the immigrant community, many of whom are employed in agricultural hotspots like Miami Dade and Palm Beach.

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