Miami

¹ American

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

noun

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.
their dialect of the Illinois language.

adjective

of or relating to the Miami or their language.

Miami ² American

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

noun

a city in SE Florida: seaside resort.
Also called Great Miami. a river in W Ohio, flowing S into the Ohio River. 160 miles (260 km) long.
a city in NE Oklahoma.

Miami British

/ maɪˈæmɪ /

noun

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

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

Derived Forms

Miamian

noun

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of Miami

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

Example Sentences

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Omar Artan was set to be the first match official from Somalia to referee at a World Cup finals, but he was turned back when he arrived at Miami International Airport on Saturday.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

King rounded out his eight-year career with stints in Minnesota, Miami, Boston and Dallas, then spent some time as a coach in the Continental Basketball Assn. and the NBA’s G-League.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Williams snagged a six-bedroom, eight-bedroom Mediterranean mansion north of Miami in 2017 for $5.7 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The approach has helped him expand from hot spots like the Miami club LIV to media, including producing an upcoming Netflix series starring Alix Earle, and a growing portfolio of venture bets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

We chose Miami because the city’s skyscrapers are designed to withstand hurricanes, not earthquakes.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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