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Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade is the ellipsis of Miami-Dade County.

Meaning of Miami-Dade County

Proper noun

Miami-Dade County

  1. One of 67 counties in Florida, United States. County seat: Miami. It was renamed from Dade County in 1997, which was named after Francis L. Dade.
    Synonyms:
    County of Dade, Dade, Dade County

Adjective

Miami-Dade (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the County of Miami-Dade

Origin of Miami-Dade

From Miami + Dade. From the Florida city of Miami, and its metropolitan region, and the former name of the county, Dade County.

Phrases with Miami-Dade

Questions about Miami-Dade

What does Miami-Dade mean?
Miami-Dade means pertaining to the County of Miami-Dade.
What is Miami-Dade the ellipsis of?
Miami-Dade is the ellipsis of Miami-Dade County.
What part of speech is Miami-Dade?
Miami-Dade is an adjective.

Words near Miami-Dade in the dictionary

  1. Miami English
  2. Miami freestyle
  3. Miami Gardens
  4. Miami of Ohio
  5. miami vice
  6. Miami-Dade
  7. Miami-Dade County
  8. Miami-Illinois
  9. Miamian
  10. Miamians
  11. Miamis

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Miami-Dade (page history and authors); Miami-Dade County (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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