Seminole
noun
Sem·i·nole
ˈse-mə-ˌnōl 
plural Seminoles or Seminole
: a member of any of several groups of Indigenous people that emigrated to Florida from Georgia and Alabama in the 18th and 19th centuries and whose descendants now live in southern Florida and Oklahoma
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After a Seminole County man slapped his wife, his son-in-law walked into the room and shot him dead, according to the county Sheriff’s Office.
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Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Fairbanks, who was Black and Seminole, was born in the Deep South at a time when ice rinks were segregated.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Midland and Odessa received just over an inch of sleet and snow, but smaller towns a few miles north, like Andrews and Seminole, saw as much as three inches.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2026
To save money, the School Board planned to relocate some graduations to high school gymnasiums instead of glitzy locales such as Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
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Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Fairbanks, who was Black and Seminole, was born in the Deep South at a time when ice rinks were segregated.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Midland and Odessa received just over an inch of sleet and snow, but smaller towns a few miles north, like Andrews and Seminole, saw as much as three inches.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2026
To save money, the School Board planned to relocate some graduations to high school gymnasiums instead of glitzy locales such as Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Seminole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Seminole. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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Seminole
noun
Sem·i·nole
ˈsem-ə-ˌnōl
: a member of an Indigenous people of Florida
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