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Seminole

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛmɪnəʊl/
Definition of Seminole

noun (plural same or Seminoles)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people of the Creek confederacy, noted for resistance in the 19th century to encroachment on their land in Georgia and Florida. Many were resettled in Oklahoma.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Muskogean language of the Seminoles, now with fewer than 10,000 speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Seminoles or their language.

Origin:

via Creek from American Spanish cimarrón 'wild, untamed'

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Definition of Seminole in the US English dictionary
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