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Seminole

Seminole

1 8.8
A Native American people originally from the southeastern United States, mainly Florida
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛmɪnoʊl/
translation icon : seminole
  • Or I was taking a handful of students to this one temple where I knew one of the priests and he was a young man from this Seminole succession of priests.
  • Seminole Indians
  • Seminole Tribal
  • Seminole Indian

They got The Lone Ranger from him because he was a black Seminole.

Examples

  • Weekly Report Card: Seminoles jump to the head of the class

    Blog text (23)
  • They would later add to that group with more warriors from Eufaula, Tuwassie, and other Seminole communities around the St. Marks region in Florida.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Our featured Member of the Week is John Krug, Director of Economic Development, Seminole County Economic Development.

    Blog text (24)
  • Prior to teaching at Montgomery College, Professor Antandi was an associate professor of history at Seminole State College in Florida.

  • In time, these people formed a new Seminole identity, a political act of independence in which they delineated themselves from the Creeks.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Spanish settlers came first in the nineteenth century, and then the Bahamians, Seminole Indians, and runaway slaves.

    Academic text (2006)
  • One member of the Seminole Tribal Council, ironically enough a cousin of Buffalo Tiger, was quick to express disapproval of the Miccosukee action, saying, "These people don't speak for us."

    Academic text (2000)
  • The Seminoles should not be considered newcomers—a common misconception that negates, intentionally or not, Seminole indigeneity.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The relationship between the Seminoles and the influx of Anglo-American settlers grew steadily contentious, and the presence of Seminole slaves, as well as the Maroon faction, exacerbated tensions.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Many Seminole people have worked hard to preserve their culture and traditions in modern society.

Synonyms

Native American
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161 3.4

A person whose family lived in North or South America before Europeans arrived

is a specific ethnic group from the southeastern United States with Muskhogean ancestry

Compounds

A small woody plant whose roots make a starch used for food

A Native American language spoken by the Seminole people in Florida and Oklahoma

Surface Forms

Seminole singular
Seminoles plural

Etymology

The word Seminole comes from an old Creek word meaning 'runaway' or 'wild one' and probably from the Spanish word cimarrón meaning 'runaway'. That's why the name was given to the people who formed in Florida, so today Seminole is the name of that Native American group.