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On·on·da·ga O0080900 (ŏn′ən-dô′gə, -dä′-, -dā′-)n. pl. Onondaga or On·on·da·gas 1. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting the eastern Finger Lakes region of west-central New York, with present-day populations in this same area and in southeast Ontario. The Onondaga are one of the original members of the Iroquois confederacy.2. The Iroquoian language of the Onondaga.
[Onondaga onó·Ntà'ke, on the hill, a village name.]
On′on·da′gan adj.Onondaga (ˌɒnənˈdɑːɡə) npl -gas or -ga1. (Placename) Lake Onondaga a salt lake in central New York State. Area: about 13 sq km (5 sq miles)2. (Peoples) a member of a North American Indian Iroquois people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the St Lawrence River3. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family[from Iroquois onõtáge', literally: on the top of the hill (the name of their principal village)]On•on•da•ga (ˌɒn ənˈdɔ gə, -ˈdɑ-, -ˈdeɪ-)
n., pl. -gas, (esp. collectively) -ga. 1. a member of an American Indian people of central New York: one of the Iroquois Five Nations. 2. the Iroquoian language of the Onondagas. [1675–85, Amer.; < Onondaga onó·tàˀke on the hill, the name of the main Onondaga town] On`on•da′gan, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Onondaga - a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence RiverIroquois - any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution | | 2. | Onondaga - the Iroquoian language spoken by the OnondagaIroquoian, Iroquoian language, Iroquois - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois |
OnondagaenUK
Onondaga: see Iroquois ConfederacyIroquois Confederacy
or Iroquois League
, North American confederation of indigenous peoples, initially comprising the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca.
..... Click the link for more information. .Onondaga1. Lake. a salt lake in central New York State. Area: about 13 sq. km (5 sq. miles) 2. a member of a North American Indian Iroquois people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the St Lawrence River 3. the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family OnondagaenUK
Related to Onondaga: Onondaga LakeWords related to Onondaganoun a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence RiverRelated Wordsnoun the Iroquoian language spoken by the OnondagaRelated Words- Iroquoian
- Iroquoian language
- Iroquois
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