Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Native American people made up of various primarily Creek groups who moved into northern Florida during the 1700s and 1800s, 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.
- noun Either of the Muskogean languages of the Seminole.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of a tribe of American Indians, allied to the Creeks, and formerly resident in Florida.
- Of or relating to the Seminoles.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any member of a
Native American people formed in the eighteenth century, now residing primarily inFlorida andOklahoma .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century
- noun the Muskhogean language of the Seminole
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The company has struggled to find and keep employees despite unemployment that tops 10% in Seminole County.
Hot-Dog Maker, Lured for Its Jobs, Now Can't Fill Them Joel Millman 2010
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Nearly a dozen tribal casinos or Indian bingo parlors in Seminole and neighboring counties offer similar wages — $9.50 to $16 an hour — for lighter work.
Hot-Dog Maker, Lured for Its Jobs, Now Can't Fill Them Joel Millman 2010
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A couple of liscensed trappers got him over in Seminole county years ago because he had all but lost any fear of humans.
Young Mother Bags 11-Foot Alligator With a Crossbow in Florida's St. 2009
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A couple of liscensed trappers got him over in Seminole county years ago because he had all but lost any fear of humans.
Young Mother Bags 11-Foot Alligator With a Crossbow in Florida's St. 2009
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I live across the lake from the dam in Seminole County, GA.
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Still, Enrique Rivera, an immigrant from Tijuana, Mexico, says the job is agreeable, even if life in Seminole is dull.
Hot-Dog Maker, Lured for Its Jobs, Now Can't Fill Them Joel Millman 2010
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I live across the lake from the dam in Seminole County, GA.
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Wake Forest soon got the ball back deep in Seminole territory when Ponder was intercepted by Kevin Patterson.
USATODAY.com 2008
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'At the risk of sounding a little crazy, I would like to mention to someone in Seminole gov't. that at 8 am Wed.
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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On Thursday, police arrested an Illinois man they said robbed a gun store in Seminole, Florida, as part of an attempt to "rescue Terri Schiavo."
03/25/2005 2005
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