Meanings
plural Seminoles
- Any member of a Native American people formed in the eighteenth century, now residing primarily in Florida and Oklahoma.
So she was home by herself one afternoon when she saw a band of Seminoles passing by.
1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Virago Press (2018), page 1751 more example
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.
2017, Benjamin R. Kracht, Kiowa Belief and Ritual, U of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 134
- A city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.
- A city in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Gaines County, Texas, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe Muskhogean language of the Seminole
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Creeksimanó-li
- EnglishSeminole
From Creek simanó-li.
More words from Creek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Seminole
- SeminoleTranslations
Portuguese seminola
- seminolaTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Seminole
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Cite this entry
Seminole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seminole
“Seminole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seminole. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Seminole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seminole.
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