Seminole
English
Etymology
From Creek simanó-li.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.mɪ.nəl/
Noun
Seminole (plural Seminoles or Seminole)
- Any member of a Native American people formed in the eighteenth century, now residing primarily in Florida and Oklahoma.
- 1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Virago Press (2018), page 175:
- So she was home by herself one afternoon when she saw a band of Seminoles passing by.
Hyponyms
- (Native American): Miccosukee
Derived terms
Proper noun
Seminole
- An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
- A city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.
- A city in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Gaines County, Texas, United States.
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