Seminole

Seminole
Sem•i•nole
[[t]ˈsɛm əˌnoʊl[/t]] n. pl. -noles, (esp. collectively)-nole.
1) peo a member of any of several groupings of American Indians comprising emigrants from the territories of the Creek confederacy to Florida, or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma
2) peo either of the Muskogean languages spoken by the Seminoles, comprising Mikasuki and the Florida or Seminole dialect of Creek
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Etymology: 1763, amer.; earlier Semiolilie, Seminolie < Creek simanó·li wild, runaway

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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