Onondaga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Onondaga Onöñda’gaga’. Compare Seneca Onödowáʼga:.

Noun

Onondaga (plural Onondagas or Onondaga)

  1. A member of a Native American tribe originally inhabiting Onondaga County, New York.
    Synonyms: Onoñda’gegá’, Onųdaʔgegáʔ

Proper noun

Onondaga

  1. The language of the Onondaga people.
    Synonyms: Onoñda'gegá', Onųdaʔgegáʔ
  2. An ancient village of the Onondaga people in what is now in upstate New York that served as the capital of the Iroquois Confederacy.
  3. A town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.

Derived terms

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