Meaning & use
Miamian
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Meanings
nouncountable
A person who was born in or lives in the city of Miami, Florida.
Grammar: Always capitalized: a Miamian; many Miamians.
Patterns
- a lifelong Miamian
- native Miamian
She is a lifelong Miamian who knows every neighborhood.
Many Miamians speak both English and Spanish.
The mayor asked Miamians to prepare for the storm.
adjectivebefore a nounrare
Relating to Miami or its people.
Grammar: Comes before a noun: Miamian culture.
Patterns
- Miamian culture
The restaurant serves Miamian specialties, such as Cuban sandwiches.
The Miamian climate is warm and humid.
His Miamian accent surprised his new classmates.
Word forms
| plural | Miamians |
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Common combinations
- native Miamian
- As a native Miamian, he never needed a map downtown.
- lifelong Miamian
- The lifelong Miamian rarely leaves the city.
- proud Miamian
- She is a proud Miamian and loves the beach.
- fellow Miamians
- The councilwoman thanked her fellow Miamians.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Miami resident
- Miami resident is more neutral and formal, and it can describe someone who just moved there.
- local
- Local is a general word for a person from any area and does not name the city.
- Floridian
- Floridian is wider, covering anyone from the state of Florida and not only the city.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: Miamian or Miami?
Miamian vs Miami
Miami is the city itself, while Miamian is a person or adjective connected with it.
Practice
A person who was born and raised in Miami can be called a ___.
Choose one answer.
Miamian is the standard word for a person from Miami. The other options are not established words.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Miamian”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.