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Seminole Definition

Semi·nole (sem′ə nōl′)

noun

  1. pl. -·noles′ or -·nole′ a member of any of the North American Indian groups that separated from the Creek Confederacy in the 18th cent. and migrated to Florida: now living in S Florida & Oklahoma
    1. the variety of Creek spoken by the Florida Seminoles
    2. a related Muskogean language, usually called Mikasuki

Etymology: < earlier Seminolie < Creek simanó˙li wild, runaway, altered by metathesis < simaló˙ni < New World Sp cimarrón

Seminole Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • tribe: The seminole tribe at the bicycle a million renovation.