n. pl. Seminole or Sem·i·noles 1. 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. 2. Either of the Muskogean languages of the Seminole. [Alteration of Seminolie, from Creek simalóoni, simanóoli, runaway, from American Spanish cimarrón; see MAROON1.] Semi·nole′ adj. |
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