ONEIDA


Meaning of ONEIDA in English

[ əʊ'nʌɪdə ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s )

1》 a member of an American Indian people formerly inhabiting upper New York State.

2》 the extinct Iroquoian language of the ~.

Origin

from a local word meaning 'erected stone', the name of successive principal ~ settlements, near which a large boulder was traditionally erected.

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