Miami

/maɪˈæmi/

/maɪˈæmi/

Other forms: Miamis

Definitions of Miami

1. noun

   a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro
   example of:

   city, metropolis, urban center

   a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

   point of entry, port of entry

   a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise
2. noun

   a member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan
   type of:

   Algonquian, Algonquin

   a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast