English Explanatory Dictionary

Hanodaganears

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An honorific, if not partially derisive, title given to those who incur great destruction. Notably bestowed on George Washington.

Word forms

Hanodaganears Hanadahguyus

Etymology

From Seneca Hanödaga:nyas, from kanötayëʼ (“town”) + odiganyas (“he eats them”), thus "he destroys the town", "town destroyer", "devourer of villages", etc.

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