Seminole Definition

sĕmə-nōl
seminoles
noun
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.
Webster's New World
The variety of Creek spoken by the Florida Seminoles.
Webster's New World
A related Muskogean language, usually called Mikasuki.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Seminole

Noun

Singular:
Seminole
Plural:
seminoles

Origin of Seminole

  • Alteration of Seminolie from Creek simalóoni, simanóoli runaway from American Spanish cimarrón maroon1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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