Miami
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Miami¹
- /maɪˈæmi/
- /maɪˈæmə/
Rhymes with -æmi
Where it comes from
From Mayaimi, one of only ten words recorded from the language of the now-extinct Mayaimi people, meaning "big water", referring to the large lake on whose shores they lived, alternately called Lake Miami, Lake Mayimi, Lake Maymi, Lake Maimi; now called Lake Okeechobee. The Florida city is named for the Miami River. The river is named for its source, Lake Miami.
proper noun
- An extinct indigenous people of Florida.
- An extinct language spoken by those people.
- A city, the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida. It may get even busier in town when a sleek train service called the Brightline debuts this summer, shuttling travelers between nearby West Palm Beach and Miami.
- A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
- A small city, the county seat of Roberts County, Texas.
- A number of townships in the United States, including five in Ohio, listed under Miami Township.
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Ellipsis of Lake Miami, former name of Lake Okeechobee: a lake in Florida, the source of the Miami River.
Similar: Lake Mayaimi, Lake Maimi, Lake Mayimi, Lake Maymi
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A river in Miami-Dade County, Florida, flowing past the city of Miami; in full, Miami River.
Similar: Mayaimi River, Maimi River, Mayimi River, Maymi River
Miami²
- /maɪˈæmi/
- /maɪˈæmə/
Rhymes with -æmi
Where it comes from
From Miami Myaamia, the endonym for the tribe in Miami-Illinois, an Algonquian language.
noun Miamis · Miami
- A member of an indigenous North American people of Algonquian stock.
- Miami University.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: erie, amerind, nassau, fort, beach, florida, dade, bade, brickell, mia, sobe, biscayne, bayfront, wynwood, sunland, mahon
Translations
Talk about this word "Miami." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/miami. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Miami. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/miami "Miami." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/miami.Cite this
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title = {Miami},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miami},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
