English Explanatory Dictionary

Oneida

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans formerly inhabiting the region near Oneida Lake in New York, now often found in modern New York, Wisconsin, or Canada.
name
  1. Their Iroquoian language.
  2. A lake and river in New York.
  3. A city in Madison County, New York.

Pronunciation

/oʊˈnaɪdə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Oneida.wav

Word forms

Oneida Oneidas

Etymology

Derived from Oneida Onyota'a꞉ka (“men of upright stones”); also spelled Onʌyoteˀa·ká·.

Synonyms

Ukwehuwehnéha

Derived words

Oneida County Onida
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