Miami
/maɪˈæmi/
Miami proper noun: an extinct indigenous people of Florida. Also the ellipsis of Lake Miami.
Proper noun
Miami
- 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.2017 March 1, Hannah Seligson, “Where to get hip in Palm Beach”, in CNN
- Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International and Palm Beach International are solid choices if your final destination is north of Miami city limits.2020 January 7, Rebecca Wallwork, “Which South Florida airport should I fly into?”, in CNN
- 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.
- A river in Miami-Dade County, Florida, flowing past the city of Miami; in full, Miami River.
- Synonyms:
- Mayaimi River, Maimi River, Mayimi River, Maymi River
Noun
Miami (plural Miamis or Miami)
- A member of an indigenous North American people of Algonquian stock.
- Miami University.
Also used as
Miami is also the ellipsis of Lake Miami.
Miami meaning in Arabic, Persian, Thai and Myanmar
Miami in Arabic
- city in Florida, United States
- مِيَامِي miyamī
Miami in Persian
- city in Florida, United States
- میامی miyâmi, mayâmi
Miami in Thai
- city in Florida, United States
- ไมแอมี mai-ɛɛ-mii
Miami in Myanmar
- city in Florida, United States
- မိုင်ယာမီ muing-yami
Synonyms of Miami
- Mayaimi
- Maimi
- Mayimi
- Maymi
- Lake Mayaimi
- Lake Maimi
- Lake Mayimi
- Lake Maymi
- Mayaimi River
- Maimi River
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Forms of Miami
| plural | Miamis |
|---|---|
| plural | Miami |
Origin of Miami
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.
From Miami Myaamia, the endonym for the tribe in Miami-Illinois, an Algonquian language.
Words formed from Miami
Phrases with Miami
Words that rhyme with Miami
Questions about Miami
- What does Miami mean?
- Miami means an extinct indigenous people of Florida.
- What is Miami in Arabic?
- Miami in Arabic is مِيَامِي (miyamī). See Miami meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Miami?
- Miami can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Miami?
- Miami is pronounced /maɪˈæmi/.
Words near Miami in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Miami (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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