ONONDAGA


Meaning of ONONDAGA in English

[ ˌɒnən'dα:gə ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s )

1》 a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting an area near Syracuse, New York.

2》 the extinct Iroquoian language of the ~.

Origin

from the Iroquoian name of their main settlement, lit. 'on the hill'.

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