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SEMINOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Seminole mean?
• SEMINOLE (noun)
The noun SEMINOLE has 2 senses:
1. a member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century
2. the Muskhogean language of the Seminole
Familiarity information: SEMINOLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Seminole" is a kind of...):
Muskhogean; Muskogean (a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The Muskhogean language of the Seminole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Seminole" is a kind of...):
Muskhogean; Muskhogean language; Muskogean; Muskogean language (a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States)
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