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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

/ 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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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 51Թ Forms

  • Miamian noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Miami1

First recorded in 1690–1700; from French, from Illinois miamioua, myaamiwa “person from downstream”
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The Clippers traded guard Norman Powell to the Miami Heat in a three-team trade in which the Clippers acquired forward John Collins from the Utah Jazz.

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The Miami Herald obtained a list of over 700 individuals who are either held or are en route to the camp in the Florida Everglades.

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Soon after, O’Neal was traded to the Miami Heat, with tension between the two superstars seen as one of the main reasons for the move.

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The opening match of the Club World Cup took place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, which is set to host seven matches next year, including the third-fourth place play-off.

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Gordon was jailed for attacking his neighbour at knifepoint in Miami when he was aged 14 and BBC News has now obtained US court papers revealing the shocking nature of the crimes.

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