Seminoles

Cultural  

1. A tribe of Native Americans who inhabited Florida in the early nineteenth century. After fighting a war against the United States to keep their land, they were forcibly removed to reservations west of the Mississippi River in the 1840s.

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Example Sentences

Yray, who recently completed his fourth season as general manager with the Seminoles, also has strong West Coast connections.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

They had been at the stadium together in January 2014 when Sal was Florida State’s defensive ends coach and the Seminoles beat Auburn to win the final Bowl Championship Series title game.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025

It will host Florida State in a three-game series starting Friday after the Seminoles won the Tallahassee Regional.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

FSU has been negotiating for more than a year with another investment firm, private equity giant Sixth Street, on a potential capital infusion for the Seminoles.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

Florida was still pretty segregated, so the cultural mix was unique and mostly peaceful—blacks, whites, Hispanics, and some Seminoles.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos