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 descendents now live in southern Florida and Oklahoma
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Hundreds of thousands of Seminole County voters — regardless of political party — received postcards in their mailboxes this week from the Supervisor of Elections Office requesting them to verify their addresses, sign their names and mail a portion of the card back.
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Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
First discovered: 1:40 p.m. Aug. 1 Initial location: Riverside County, Calif.
Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: Seminole Dr Caba
A new wildfire was reported today at 1:40 p.m. in Riverside County, California.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Mike's body wasn't found until October 2017, when it was dug up in north Leon County near Carr Lake, roughly 60 miles from Lake Seminole.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
The 31-year-old real estate appraiser vanished during a duck hunting trip on Lake Seminole in December 2000, leaving behind his wife Denise, their young daughter and countless unanswered questions.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 31 July 2025
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Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
First discovered: 1:40 p.m. Aug. 1 Initial location: Riverside County, Calif.
Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: Seminole Dr Caba
A new wildfire was reported today at 1:40 p.m. in Riverside County, California.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Mike's body wasn't found until October 2017, when it was dug up in north Leon County near Carr Lake, roughly 60 miles from Lake Seminole.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
The 31-year-old real estate appraiser vanished during a duck hunting trip on Lake Seminole in December 2000, leaving behind his wife Denise, their young daughter and countless unanswered questions.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 31 July 2025
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“Seminole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Seminole. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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Seminole
noun
Sem·i·nole
ˈsem-ə-ˌnōl
: a member of an Indigenous people of Florida
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