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Miami

1

[ mahy-am-ee, -am-uh ]

noun

plural Miamis, (especially collectively) Miami
  1. a member of an Algonquian-speaking North American Indian tribe, formerly located in northern Indiana and Illinois, southern Michigan, and possibly Wisconsin, now living primarily in Oklahoma.
  2. their dialect of the Illinois language.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Miami or their language.

Miami

2

[ mahy-am-ee, -am-uh ]

noun

  1. a city in SE Florida: seaside resort.
  2. Also called Great Miami. a river in W Ohio, flowing S into the Ohio River. 160 miles (260 km) long.
  3. a city in NE Oklahoma.

Miami

/ ɪˈæɪ /

noun

  1. a city and resort in SE Florida, on Biscayne Bay: developed chiefly after 1896, esp with the Florida land boom of the 1920s; centre of an extensive tourist area. Pop: 376 815 (2003 est)
“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

Miami

  1. Best-known city in Florida .
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Notes

Famed for its resort hotels.
Home of the largest Cuban population outside Cuba , many of them exiles from the regime of Fidel Castro .
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Other Word Forms

  • Ѿ·i· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Miami1

First recorded in 1690–1700; from French, from Illinois miamioua, myaamiwa “person from downstream”
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Example Sentences

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Coming off an 18-hit barrage in a win over Miami on Tuesday, the Dodgers cooled only slightly, settling for 17 in the series finale.

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He appears to be the closest thing we have seen to Barcelona and Argentina great Messi, now at Inter Miami and arguably the greatest footballer in history.

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Formula 1 heads to the United States this weekend for the Miami Grand Prix, the sixth round of the 2025 world championship.

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Before first pitch Monday night, former Dodgers first base coach and first-year Miami Marlins manager Clayton McCullough received a warm welcome back to Dodger Stadium.

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And on Sunday the US Secret Service said it apprehended an alleged co-conspirator in Miami.

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