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Seneca

Seneca

7.5
A member of the Iroquoian people who live in western New York south of Lake Ontario
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛnɪkə/
translation icon : Seneca
  • The Mohawk, the Onondaga, and the Seneca formed the Senior moiety, and the Oneida and the Cayuga formed the Junior Moiety.

Examples

  • The Seneca are one of the six nations that make up the Iroquois Confederacy.

  • Historically, the Seneca tribe inhabited areas near Lake Ontario in what is now New York State.

  • Many Seneca people continue to practice their traditional customs and celebrate their heritage.

Synonyms

Iroquois
vsSeneca
10 7.9

A person from a group of Native American nations in the New York area who formed a strong alliance

is a smaller group living specifically in western New York south of Lake Ontario
Haudenosaunee
vsSeneca
9.9

A person who belongs to one of the Haudenosaunee nations

is a single people living in western New York rather than the whole confederacy

Compounds

Lake Seneca
4.3

A large lake in central New York formed by ice long ago

Seneca Lake
3.7

A large lake in central New York formed by glaciers

Seneca language
9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Seneca people in western New York

Seneca snakeroot
  • US
9.9

A plant from eastern North America with small white flowers and roots used as medicine

Surface Forms

Seneca singular
Senecas plural

Etymology

Seneca is the English name for a Native American people in western New York and comes from a European spelling of an Iroquoian name used by early settlers, so Seneca refers to that group of people.