Miami

¹

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

noun

plural

Miamis ,

plural

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

/ maɪˈæmɪ /

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)

Miami

1. Best-known city in Florida.

Famed for its resort hotels.

Home of the largest Cuban population outside Cuba, many of them exiles from the regime of Fidel Castro.

Other Word Forms

• Miamian noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Miami¹

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

Example Sentences

He has not played on the ATP Tour since losing in the Miami Open second round in March.

From BBC

He went on to dress stars on the Oscar night red carpet, and design costumes for dozens of film and television shows: notably The Untouchables and 1980s crime series Miami Vice.

From BBC

It is no surprise that the hottest areas will affect desert teams the Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders, with Florida's Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers also offering scorching summers and mild winters.

From BBC

She has been an economy reporter for a decade, getting her start at the Miami Herald and then the Orlando Sentinel.

From Salon

Jones played with Tennessee and Arizona over the past four seasons and adds depth to the rotation along with Hand, who played with Detroit, Tennessee and Miami during the past six years.

From Los Angeles Times