Seminole
noun
Sem·i·nole
ˈse-mə-ˌnōl 
plural Seminoles or Seminole
: a member of any of several groups of Indigenous people that emigrated to Florida from Georgia and Alabama in the 18th and 19th centuries and whose descendents now live in southern Florida and Oklahoma
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The average daily room rate in Seminole is $106 per night on weekdays and $114 on weekends.
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Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Only Seminole County had a similar decline to Palm Beach County’s at about 42%, and Lemma said these drops are some of the highest the state has ever seen.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
That actually happened in Florida nearly a decade ago when the state allowed commercial card rooms to encroach upon the Seminole Tribe’s exclusivity.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
In a German-language Mennonite newspaper community brief dated Jan. 27 — three days before Texas officials announced cases in Gaines County — two people from Seminole, the county's largest city, wrote about measles in their community.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Only Seminole County had a similar decline to Palm Beach County’s at about 42%, and Lemma said these drops are some of the highest the state has ever seen.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
That actually happened in Florida nearly a decade ago when the state allowed commercial card rooms to encroach upon the Seminole Tribe’s exclusivity.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
In a German-language Mennonite newspaper community brief dated Jan. 27 — three days before Texas officials announced cases in Gaines County — two people from Seminole, the county's largest city, wrote about measles in their community.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Seminole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Seminole. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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Seminole
noun
Sem·i·nole
ˈsem-ə-ˌnōl
: a member of an Indigenous people of Florida
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