Seneca

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/ˈsɛnɪkə/

proper noun

A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman.

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Seneca language
OriginLatin Seneca →
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Meanings

Seneca1

proper noun
  1. A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman.

Seneca2

nounSeneca (plural Senecas or Seneca)

plural Senecas

  1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.
proper noun
  1. The Iroquoian language of the Seneca people.
  2. A number of places in the United States, including:
    1. A city, the county seat of Nemaha County, Kansas.
    2. A town in Ontario County, New York.
    3. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Crawford County, Wisconsin.
    4. A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
    5. A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
    6. A town in Wood County, Wisconsin.
    7. A river in New York; tributary of the Oswego.
    8. A number of townships, in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri (2), and Ohio (3), listed under Seneca Township.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca

Similar
Seneca language
Broader
IroquoianIroquoisIroquoian language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Seneca · proper noun

  1. LatinSeneca
  2. EnglishSeneca

From Latin Seneca.

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Seneca · noun, proper noun

  1. Mahican[Term?]
  2. Algonquian
  3. DutchSennecaas
  4. EnglishSeneca

From Dutch Sennecaas, from Algonquian (probably Mahican [Term?]).

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Translations

Bulgarian Се́нека
  • Се́нека (Séneka)Roman cognomen
Catalan seneca
  • senecatribe
Danish seneca
  • senecatribe
Finnish senecat
  • senecattribe
French Sénèque, Tsonnontouan
  • SénèqueRoman cognomen
  • Tsonnontouantribe
  • Sénécastribe
German Seneca
  • Senecatribe
Greek Σενέκας
  • Σενέκας (Senékas)Roman cognomen
Hungarian Seneca
  • SenecaRoman cognomen
Italian Seneca, seneca
  • SenecaRoman cognomen
  • senecatribe
Latin Seneca
  • SenecaRoman cognomen
Norwegian senecaene
  • senecaenetribe
Polish Seneka, senekowie
  • SenekaRoman cognomen
  • senekowietribe
Portuguese senecas
  • senecastribe
Russian Се́нека
  • Се́нека (Séneka)Roman cognomen
Spanish Séneca, seneca
  • SénecaRoman cognomen
  • senecatribe

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Seneca on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.