Seminole

English

Etymology

From Creek simanó-li.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.mɪ.nəl/

Noun

Seminole (plural Seminoles or Seminole)

1. Any member of a Native American people formed in the eighteenth century, now residing primarily in Florida and Oklahoma.
   • 1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Virago Press (2018), page 175:

     So she was home by herself one afternoon when she saw a band of Seminoles passing by.

   • 2017, Benjamin R. Kracht, Kiowa Belief and Ritual, U of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 134:

     Sometime in 1945 he faced an opponent who apparently “witched” him, causing facial paralysis and dizzy spells that rendered him bedridden. An old Indian doctor came to his bedside, looked into his eyes, and proclaimed that he had been witched by his Seminole adversary.

Hyponyms

• (Native American): Miccosukee

Derived terms

• Seminole bread
• Seminole County

 

Translations

Translations

• German: Seminole m
• Portuguese: seminola m or f
• Unami: Sìmënòl

Proper noun

Seminole

1. An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
2. A city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.
3. A city in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States.
4. A city, the county seat of Gaines County, Texas, United States.