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Hialeah

American  
[hahy-uh-lee-uh] / ˌhaɪ əˈli ə /

noun

  1. a city in southeastern Florida, near Miami: known for its racetrack.


Hialeah British  
/ ˌhaɪəˈliːə /

noun

  1. a city in SE Florida, near Miami: racetrack. Pop: 226 401 (2003 est)

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Many of the small and medium businesses existing on the island are already funded and supplied by Cuban-Americans living in Florida strongholds such as Miami and Hialeah, said LeoGrande.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

At a cafe in Hialeah, 59-year-old Reina Carvallo said critics need to make a clear distinction between the government and regular people like her two brothers, to whom she sends medication and other items.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

City of Hialeah that laws banning animal sacrifice specifically targeted Lucumí and violated practitioners’ First Amendment rights.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

City of Hialeah, a religious discrimination case, the court emphasized how a series of ordinances might, when viewed in isolation, advance legitimate government interests in the humane treatment of animals.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2025

“I was in my house in Hialeah with my mom and our neighbor Tía Beatriz when the storm surge knocked down our back wall and swept me out into the hurricane.”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz