Cayuga

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/kəˈjuːɡə/

noun

A member of an indigenous people of North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Similar
Cayuga language
OriginCayuga gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ →
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Meanings

nounCayuga (plural Cayugas or Cayuga)

plural Cayugas

  1. A member of an indigenous people of North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy.
  2. A duck of an American domestic breed having black plumage with iridescent green highlights.
proper noun
  1. The Northern Iroquoian language of the Cayuga people.
  2. An unincorporated community, the county seat of Haldimand County, Ontario; named for the Cayuga people.
  3. A town in Indiana; named for the village in New York.
  4. A village in New York; named for the Cayuga people.
  5. A city in North Dakota.
  6. An unincorporated community in Illinois.
  7. An unincorporated community in Texas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga

Similar
Cayuga language
Broader
IroquoianIroquoisIroquoian language
Also see
gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Cayugagayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ“they live in the big swamp”
  2. EnglishCayuga

Borrowing from Cayuga gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (“they live in the big swamp”)

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APA

Cayuga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cayuga

MLA

“Cayuga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cayuga. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cayuga,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cayuga.

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