name
Meaning 1
The language of the Onondaga people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Onoñda'gegá', Onųdaʔgegáʔ
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Onondaga
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Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: AA2 N AH0 N D AO1 G AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 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.
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name
Meaning 3
A town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
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noun
Meaning 4
A member of a Native American tribe originally inhabiting Onondaga County, New York.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Onoñda’gegá’, Onųdaʔgegáʔ
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the Iroquoian language spoken by the Onondaga
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Iroquoian, Iroquois, Iroquoian language
noun
Meaning 6
a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence River
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Iroquois
Narrower terms: Hiawatha
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Onondaga Onöñda’gaga’. Compare Seneca Onödowáʼga:.
Real reading context