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Seminole

[ sem-uh-nohl ]

noun

plural Seminoles, (especially collectively) Seminole.
  1. a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
  2. either of the Muskogean languages spoken by the Seminoles, comprising Mikasuki and the Florida or Seminole dialect of Creek.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Seminoles or their languages.

Seminole

/ ˈɛɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. -noles-nole a member of a North American Indian people consisting of Creeks who moved into Florida in the 18th century
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Muskhogean family
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Seminole1

First recorded in 1760–70; earlier Seminolie, from Creek ó· “wild, runaway,” alteration of earlier and dialectal ó·Ծ, from Colonial Spanish ó; maroon 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Seminole1

from Creek ó- fugitive, from American Spanish ó runaway
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Officials in Seminole town also joined the reception after her funeral to support the family, said South Plains Public Health Director Zach Holbrooks.

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"We respect everyone's right to vaccinate or not get vaccinated," Albert Pilkington, CEO of the nearby Seminole Hospital District, told the Texas Standard.

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In Seminole Springs Mobile Home Park, 110 homes burned a year ago in the Woolsey fire.

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Gaetz was never charged with a federal crime even though his friend, former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg, pleaded guilty over similar allegations.

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FSU has been negotiating for more than a year with another investment firm, private equity giant Sixth Street, on a potential capital infusion for the Seminoles.

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