Seminole
Americannoun
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Seminoles,
plural
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Seminole
plural
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a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
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either of the Muskogean languages spoken by the Seminoles, comprising Mikasuki and the Florida or Seminole dialect of Creek.
adjective
noun
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a member of a North American Indian people consisting of Creeks who moved into Florida in the 18th century
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the language of this people, belonging to the Muskhogean family
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Seminole
First recorded in 1760–70; earlier Seminolie, from Creek simanó·li “wild, runaway,” alteration of earlier and dialectal simaló·ni, from Colonial Spanish cimarrón; see maroon 2
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“This is Florida’s oldest fake news,” said Kris Cole, a retired high-school teacher who helped his students in Seminole County promote the scrub jay for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
They often involve hiring expert witnesses and performing forensic investigations, said Florida attorney Bill Scherer, who is representing the Seminole tribe in its lawsuit against Lennar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
The Seminole Police Department previously told Newsbeat it had detained two people in connection with the incident.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Though its global empire began with a London cafe in 1971, Hard Rock International has been owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida since 2007.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
The tall Seminole who was driving the airboat wore a straw cowboy hat.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Monday’s victor will take on Florida State next weekend after the Seminoles won the Tallahassee Regional.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
Fiske teamed with edge rusher Jared Verse for the Seminoles, and came on during the second half of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
The Rams drafted Florida edge rusher Jared Verse in the first round and Seminoles tackle Braden Fiske in the second.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
Alford said despite the adversarial position Florida State has taken against the conference, the Seminoles are still a welcome member of the league at spring meetings.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
So she was home by herself one afternoon when she saw a band of Seminoles passing by.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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