Dade
Sunshine State county
Dade appears most often as a proper noun—a county in Florida (Miami-Dade), named after Major Francis Dade, killed in the Second Seminole War.
As a common noun, dade is an archaic or dialectal word for father or an elderly man, related to dad.
The term survives mainly in place names and surnames.
Southeastern American peninsula state
- South BeachMiami's iconic oceanfront district
- Little HavanaCuban immigrant community in Miami
- EvergladesFlorida's vast subtropical preserve
- HurricanesStorm-named sports franchises
Cuban · county · metropolitan · tropical · coastline · highway · expressway · airport
Related people together
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- relativesThose connected by blood
clan · descent · bloodline · kinship · forebears · last name · heritage
Large-scale unlawful killing
- SeminoleFlorida indigenous nation
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
memorial · 1835 · commemoration · fallen · military · expedition
Florida
Southeastern American peninsula state
- South BeachMiami's iconic oceanfront district
- Little HavanaCuban immigrant community in Miami
- EvergladesFlorida's vast subtropical preserve
Hurricanes · Cuban · county · metropolitan · tropical · coastline · highway · expressway · airport
family
Related people together
relatives · clan · descent · bloodline · kinship · forebears · last name · heritage
massacre
Large-scale unlawful killing
- SeminoleFlorida indigenous nation
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
ambush · memorial · 1835 · commemoration · fallen · military · expedition