Etymology

Oriska

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Today it means: A former Oneida settlement in New York, near what is now Oriskany in Oneida County. Full definition →

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Oriska · proper noun1

  1. Oneida · borrowed from[Term?]
  2. English todayOriska

Borrowed from Oneida [Term?].

Oriska · proper noun2

The town was originally called Fourth Siding since the town was originally founded in 1872, but was changed to Oriska in 1881. Oriska was named for a Native American character in a poem by Lydia Sigourney.

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