Seminole
noun
- pl. Seminoles or Seminole 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
- the variety of Creek spoken by the Florida Seminoles
- a related Muskogean language, usually called Mikasuki
See Seminole in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sĕmˈə-nōlˌ)
noun pl. Seminole Seminole or
Sem·i·noles a. A Native American people made up of various primarily Creek groups who moved into northern Florida during the 18th and 19th centuries, later inhabiting the Everglades region as well, with present-day populations in Oklahoma and southern Florida. The Seminole Wars ended in the removal of the majority of the Seminoles to Indian Territory.
b. A member of this people.
- Either of the Muskogean languages of the Seminole.
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