Onondaga

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noun

A member of a Native American tribe originally inhabiting Onondaga County, New York.

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Onoñda’gegá’OnųdaʔgegáʔOnoñda'gegá'Onondaga language
OriginOnondaga Onöñda’gaga’ →
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Meanings

nounOnondaga (plural Onondagas or Onondaga)

plural Onondagas

  1. A member of a Native American tribe originally inhabiting Onondaga County, New York.

    Synonyms: Onoñda’gegá’, Onųdaʔgegáʔ

proper noun
  1. The language of the Onondaga people.

    Synonyms: Onoñda'gegá', Onųdaʔgegáʔ

  2. An ancient village of the Onondaga people in what is now in upstate New York that served as the capital of the Iroquois Confederacy.
  3. A town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of a Native American tribe originally inhabiting Onondaga County, New York.

Similar
Onoñda’gegá’Onųdaʔgegáʔ

proper nounThe language of the Onondaga people.

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Onoñda'gegá'Onųdaʔgegáʔ

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe Iroquoian language spoken by the Onondaga

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Onondaga language
Broader
IroquoianIroquoisIroquoian language
Also see
onoñda'gegá'onųdaʔgegáʔ

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. OnondagaOnöñda’gaga’
  2. EnglishOnondaga

Borrowed from Onondaga Onöñda’gaga’. Compare Seneca Onödowáʼga:.

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APA

Onondaga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Onondaga

MLA

“Onondaga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Onondaga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Onondaga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Onondaga.

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