Miami

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//maɪˈæmi//
//maɪˈæmə//

Alternative form of Mayaimi. An extinct indigenous people of Florida.

proper noun

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Alternative form of Mayaimi. An extinct indigenous people of Florida.
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Alternative form of Mayaimi. An extinct language spoken by those people.
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A placename: A city, the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
It may get even busier in town when a sleek train service called the Brightline debuts this summer, shuttling travelers between nearby West Palm Beach and Miami.
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International and Palm Beach International are solid choices if your final destination is north of Miami city limits.
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A placename: A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
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A placename: A small city, the county seat of Roberts County, Texas.
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A placename: A number of townships in the United States, including five in Ohio, listed under Miami Township.
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A placename: A river in Miami-Dade County, Florida, flowing past the city of Miami; in full, Miami River.
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Variant of Lake MiamiA placename: Ellipsis of Lake Miami, former name of Lake Okeechobee: a lake in Florida, the source of the Miami River.

Etymology

From Mayaimi, one of only ten words recorded from the language of the now-extinct Mayaimi people, meaning "big water", referring to the large lake on whose shores they lived, alternately called Lake Miami, Lake Mayimi, Lake Maymi, Lake Maimi; now called Lake Okeechobee. The Florida city is named for the Miami River. The river is named for its source, Lake Miami.

noun

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A member of an indigenous North American people of Algonquian stock.
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Miami University.

Etymology

From Miami Myaamia, the endonym for the tribe in Miami-Illinois, an Algonquian language.

Forms

plural: Miamis

mia · An ancient bluffing game played with dice.Mia · A female given name from German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian,…MIA · Absent for a long time.

Miami · Alternative form of Mayaimi. An extinct indigenous people of Florida.

mic · A microfarad.Mic · A river in Romania.Micah · A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

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