Miami (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Miami is a city in the U.S. state of Florida.
Miami may also refer to:
Miami may also refer to:
Culture
- Miami people, a Native American ethnic group
- Miami Tribe of OklahomaMiami Tribe of OklahomaThe Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Miami Indians.-History:The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is Eastern Woodland tribe, who traditionally spoke the Miami-Illinois language, a language of the Algonquin family, but few tribal members speak the language today...
, a federally recognized tribe - Miami language, the language spoken by the Miami tribe
Populated places
- Miami, ArizonaMiami, ArizonaMiami is a town in Gila County, Arizona, United States. Miami is a classic Western copper boomtown, though the copper mines are largely dormant now...
- Miami, CaliforniaMiami, CaliforniaMiami is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It was located southwest of Grub Gulch.A post office operated at Miami from 1884 to 1887. The name was from Miami, Ohio.-References:...
- Miami, FloridaMiami, FloridaMiami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
- South Florida metropolitan areaSouth Florida metropolitan areaThe South Florida metropolitan area, also known as the Miami metropolitan area, and designated the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area by the U.S...
, also known as the Miami metropolitan area with Miami being the largest city in the area - Miami-Dade County, FloridaMiami-Dade County, FloridaMiami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
- South Florida metropolitan area
- Miami Beach, FloridaMiami Beach, FloridaMiami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...
- Miami Gardens, FloridaMiami Gardens, FloridaMiami Gardens is a Miami suburban city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name comes from one of the major roadways through the area, Miami Gardens Drive. According to the 2010 U.S...
- Miami, IndianaMiami, IndianaMiami is an unincorporated town in Deer Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana with a population in 2006 of 325 and is the seventh biggest town in Miami County....
- Miami, MissouriMiami, MissouriMiami is a city in Saline County, Missouri, United States. The population was 160 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Miami is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
- Miami Station, MissouriMiami Station, MissouriMiami Station is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. Miami Station is located along Missouri Supplemental Route V northwest of Miami. Miami Station was laid out in 1870 as a station on the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway; it served as the main...
- Miami, OhioMiami, OhioMiami was the name of two towns in Erie County and Lucas County; the exact locations of both are unknown.While there is no longer any place in the U.S...
- Miami, OklahomaMiami, OklahomaMiami is a city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. As of 2009, the population estimate was 12,910. It is the county seat of Ottawa County. The city is named after the Miami tribe...
- Miami, TexasMiami, TexasMiami is a city in Roberts County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Pampa, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 588 at the 2000 census...
- Miami Township (disambiguation)
- Miami County (disambiguation)
Educational
- University of MiamiUniversity of MiamiThe University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
in Florida- Miami HurricanesMiami HurricanesThe Miami Hurricanes, of Coral Gables, Florida, are the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami. They compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The university fields 15 athletic teams for 17 varsity sports...
, the athletic program of the University of Miami
- Miami Hurricanes
- Miami-Dade College in Florida
- Miami International University of Art & DesignMiami International University of Art & DesignMiami International University of Art & Design – is a for-profit institution and one of The Art Institutes, a corporate system of more than 40 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing education in design, media and visual arts, fashion, and culinary arts...
in Florida - Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsMiami-Dade County Public SchoolsMiami-Dade County Public Schools is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and the fourth largest in the United States, with a student enrollment of 380,006 as of July 5, 2010...
, the 4th largest public school district in the U.S., located in Florida - Miami UniversityMiami UniversityMiami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
in Ohio- Miami RedHawksMiami RedHawksMiami University, in Oxford, Ohio, features 18 different varsity level sports teams for men and women, all of which are known as the Miami RedHawks...
, the athletic program of Miami University
- Miami RedHawks
Transportation
- Miami Central StationMiami Central StationMiami Central Station, also called Miami Airport Station, is a rapid transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, and intercity bus union station currently under construction in Miami, Florida, United States, in the Grapeland Heights neighborhood....
- Miami Intermodal CenterMiami Intermodal CenterFor the rail station next to the MIC, see Miami Central StationMiami Intermodal Center is a transportation hub under construction by the Florida Department of Transportation in Miami, Florida, in the United States. It will offer centralized transfer between Metrorail, Amtrak, Tri-Rail, buses,...
- Miami International AirportMiami International AirportMiami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area...
- Miami Metrorail
- Port of MiamiPort of MiamiThe Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami is a seaport located in Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida, United States. It is connected to Downtown Miami by Port Boulevard, a bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway. The port is located on Dodge Island, which is the combination of three historic islands that have...
- Miami-Dade TransitMiami-Dade TransitMiami-Dade Transit is the primary public transit authority of Miami, Florida, United States and the greater Miami-Dade County area. It is the largest transit system in Florida and the 12th-largest transit system in the United States....
Rivers and geography
- Miami River (Florida)Miami River (Florida)The Miami River is a river in the United States state of Florida that drains out of the Everglades and runs through the Downtown and the city of Miami. The long river flows from the terminus of the Miami Canal at Miami International Airport to Biscayne Bay...
- Miami River (New York)Miami River (New York)The Miami River is a stream in upstate New York and is a part of the Hudson River watershed. The river's headwaters rise in the Adirondack Mountains at about northwest of Speculator and flows southeast for about with Pillsbury Mountain on the southwest and Page Mountain to the northeast...
- Great Miami RiverGreat Miami RiverThe Great Miami River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately long, in southwestern Ohio in the United States...
in Ohio - Little Miami RiverLittle Miami RiverThe Little Miami River is a Class I tributary of the Ohio River that flows through five counties in southwestern Ohio in the United States. The Little Miami joins the Ohio River east of Cincinnati. It forms parts of the borders between Hamilton and Clermont counties and between Hamilton and Warren...
in Ohio - Miami ValleyMiami ValleyThe Miami Valley, broadly, refers to the land area surrounding the Great Miami River in southwest Ohio, USA, and also includes the Little Miami, Mad, and Stillwater rivers as well...
in Ohio - Miami River (Oregon)Miami River (Oregon)The Miami River is a stream, approximately long, on the coast of northwest Oregon in the United States. It drains a mountainous timbered region of the Northern Oregon Coast Range west of Portland, into Pacific Ocean....
Places outside the United States
- Miami, QueenslandMiami, Queensland286px|right|Miami road signMiami is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Miami had a population of 6,167....
, Australia - Miami, ManitobaMiami, ManitobaMiami is a community in southern Manitoba, Canada which was formed in 1885. It supports a K-12 school and has a curling rink and a skating rink. It lies 100 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg in the Rural Municipality of Thompson. Miami also has a well trained fire department...
, Canada - Miami, alternate name of Meyami, Iran
- Miami PlatjaMiami PlatjaMiami Platja is a coastal resort about 30 km south of Tarragona, in Catalonia, north-east Spain. It forms part of the municipality of Mont-roig del Camp, some 20 km away, although it is contiguous with the town of L'Hospitalet de l'Infant, just the other side of the river Llastres...
, Mont-Roig del Camp, Catalonia, Spain
Bands
- The Miami ShowbandThe Miami ShowbandThe Miami Showband were one of the most successful and popular showbands in Ireland in the 1960s and 1970s. Led at first by singer Dickie Rock, and later by Fran O'Toole, they had seven number one records on the Irish singles chart...
, an Irish group from the 1960s onwards, sometimes billed simply as Miami
Albums
- Miami (Babasónicos album)Miami (Babasónicos album)Miami is the fifth album by Argentine rock group Babasónicos. This is the last album in which member DJ Peggyn participated; he left the band in 2000 for a solo career, renaming himself Jimmy Dolor.The album cover was designed by Alejandro Ros...
- Miami (The Go Find album)Miami (The Go Find album)Miami is the first album from Belgian solo act The Go Find, released in 2004 by Morr Music.-Track listing:#"Over the Edge" – 4:18#"Summer Quest" – 5:00#"City Dreamer" – 2:54#"What I Want" – 3:46#"Sky Window" – 4:12#"Bleeding Heart" – 3:54...
- Miami (Gun Club album)Miami (Gun Club album)Miami is the second album by punk blues group The Gun Club, released in 1982.Debbie Harry appears as a backing singer on various tracks on the album under the pseudonym "D.H...
- Miami (James Gang album)
- Miami (Izzy Stradlin album)Miami (Izzy Stradlin album)Miami is former Guns N' Roses rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin's 7th solo album, released only on iTunes on the 30 May 2007. Izzy announced through his website that he and bassist JT Longoria had remixed the album, and would be releasing the 10 songs on iTunes on 24 July...
- M.I.A.M.I.M.I.A.M.I.M.I.A.M.I. is the debut studio album by rapper Pitbull. The album was released on August 3, 2004, and peaked at number 14 on the U.S...
, an album by Pitbull
Songs
- "Miami", a song by Against Me! from Searching for a Former ClaritySearching for a Former ClaritySearching for a Former Clarity is the third album by the Gainesville, Florida punk rock band Against Me!, produced by J. Robbins and released on September 6, 2005 by Fat Wreck Chords. Supported by singles and music videos for the songs "Don't Lose Touch" and "From Her Lips to God's Ears ", it was...
- "Miami" (Counting Crows song)Miami (Counting Crows song)"Miami" is a single by the American rock band Counting Crows. It is the seventh track on their fourth album Hard Candy .-Track listing:# "Miami" - 3:37# "Miami" - 5:01...
- "Miami", a song by Foals from Total Life ForeverTotal Life ForeverTotal Life Forever is the second studio album by British indie rock band Foals, released on 10 May 2010 through Transgressive Records. Prior to the album's release, the band described it as souding "like the dream of an eagle dying". It was produced by Luke Smith, and was recorded at Svenska...
- "Miami", a song by Taking Back Sunday from Louder NowLouder NowLouder Now is the third album by American rock band, Taking Back Sunday, released on April 25, 2006 through Hollywood Records. The first single off the album is "MakeDamnSure". The song "Error Operator" has been released on the Fantastic Four 2005 film soundtrack, but has been revamped for Louder...
- "Miami" (U2 song)
- "Miami" (Will Smith song)Miami (Will Smith song)"Miami" is a 1998 single from Will Smith's debut solo album Big Willie Style. It samples The Whispers' 1980 hit "And the Beat Goes On". The song charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the UK charts. It won an MTV VMA Best Male Video award. The video features an early...
- "Miami, My AmyMiami, My Amy"Miami, My Amy" is a single by American country music artist Keith Whitley. Released in January 1986, it was the second single from the album L.A. to Miami. The song reached #14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
", by Keith Whitley - "Miami", a song by Randy Newman from Trouble in Paradise
Other uses
- City of MiamiCity of MiamiThis article is about the streamliner. For the city in Florida, see Miami.The City of Miami was a seven-car coach streamliner inaugurated by Illinois Central Railroad on December 18, 1940. Its route was from Chicago to Miami a total distance of ....
, a seven-car coach streamliner in use from 1940 to 1971 - Miami (book)Miami (book)Miami is a 1987 book of social and political analysis by Joan Didion.Didion begins, "Havana vanities come to dust in Miami." The book is an extended report on the generation of Cubans who landed in exile in Miami following the overthrow of President Batista January 1, 1959 and the way in which that...
, a book by Joan Didion - Miami (soil)Miami (soil)The Miami soil series is the state soil of Indiana.The less sloping Miami soils are used mainly for corn, soybeans, or winter wheat. The steeper areas are used as pasture, hayland, or woodland. Significant area has been converted to residential and commercial uses. There are of Miami soils mapped...
, a soil series - Miami (software), an Internet TCP/IP stack program for Amiga
- Miami Vice (film)Miami Vice (film)Miami Vice is a 2006 American crime drama film about two Miami police detectives, Crockett and Tubbs, who go undercover to fight drug trafficking operations. The film is a loose adaptation of the 1980s TV series of the same name, written, produced, and directed by Michael Mann...
, a loose adaption of the TV series of the same name
See also
- MayaimiMayaimiThe Mayaimi were a Native American people who lived around Lake Okeechobee in Florida from the beginning of the Common Era until the 17th or 18th century. The group took their name from the lake, which was then called Mayaimi, which meant "big water" in the language of the Mayaimi, Calusa, and...
, a Native American tribe formerly found in southern Florida - MaimiMaimiMeyami is a city in and capital of Meyami District, Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,057, in 1,116 families....
, Semnan Province, Iran - List of films and television shows set in Miami