Miami

¹ American  

[mahy-am-ee, -am-uh] / maɪˈæm i, -ˈæm ə /

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.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Miami or their language.

Miami ² American  

[mahy-am-ee, -am-uh] / maɪˈæm i, -ˈæm ə /

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.

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Miami British  

/ 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)

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Miami Cultural  

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.

Other Word Forms

• Miamian noun

Etymology

Origin of Miami

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

Example Sentences

They had impressive victories over New York, Minnesota, Denver, at Houston twice, at Miami and at Orlando during March.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

She competed in Indian Wells last month, but then decided to skip Miami.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“It’s a really well-performing pitch,” Miami Marlins pitching coach Daniel Moskos said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

At the Saudi-organized FII Priority summit last week in Miami, several investors put the spotlight on Latin America.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Natalie and her mother had the same brown skin and brown eyes, but Mama’s black hair was straight and never frizzed in the Miami humidity the way Natalie’s did.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz