FACT CHECK · US POLITICS
Claim: 'Seminole' is a Spanish word that means runaway
TRUETHE ANSWER
Largely right: from the Muscogee simanó-li ('runaway', 'outcast'), possibly from the Spanish cimarrón, 'wild' or 'runaway'. The Seminole formed in Florida in the 1700s from Creek migrants.
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Wikipedia: Seminole (fetched 15 Oct 2026)
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