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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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Today the company of the same name, which has dual headquarters in Yerevan and Miami, is valued at $1.5bn.

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Ramsey, who helped the Rams win Super Bowl LVI in the 2021 season, remains a member of Miami Dolphins for now.

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It’s been a long wait for Tony Gonsolin, who is expected to start for the Dodgers on Wednesday against the Miami Marlins.

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In an interview with the Miami Herald, Ms Giuffre said Epstein had lost interest in her when she turned 19 in 2003, as she had become too old for him.

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Raducanu took a "physical and mental" break after reaching the Miami Open quarter-finals last month and the opening round in Madrid on Wednesday was her first competitive match since.

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