CAYUGA


Meaning of CAYUGA in English

I. kā-ˈyü-gə, kī- noun

( plural Cayuga or Cayugas )

Etymology: Cayuga * kayó·kwę, a 17th century Cayuga town

Date: 1744

1. : a member of an American Indian people of New York

2. : the Iroquoian language of the Cayuga people

II. kā-ˈyü-gə, kī-, kē-, kə- geographical name

lake 40 miles (64 kilometers ) long W central New York; one of the Finger Lakes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.