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Seminole

Sem·i·nole [ sémmə nl ]


noun  (plural Sem·i·nole or Sem·i·noles)
Definition:
 
1. Native North American people: a member of a Native North American people who lived in Georgia and Florida, and now live mainly in Oklahoma and Florida. The Seminole were one of the Five Civilized Nations who, under the Removal Act of 1830, were forced to settle in Indian Territory.

2. Seminole language: the Muskogean language of the Seminole people



adjective 
Definition:
 
handicraft patchwork style: describes a type of patchwork, originally developed by the Seminole, in which long strips of fabric are joined together, then cut up and reformed to create new patterns

[Mid-18th century. < Creek simanó:li, alteration of simaló:ni, alteration of American Spanish cimarrón "wild, untamed"]

Sem·i·nole adjective
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