ˌänənˈdȯgə, -dägə or, prob by n- dissimilation, ˌänəˈd- noun
( plural onondaga or onondagas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Iroquois Onõtáge', principal village of the Onondaga people, literally, on top of the hill
1.
a. : an Iroquoian people in and about Onondaga county in the central part of the state of New York
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Onondaga people
• on·on·da·gan | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷gən adjective , usually capitalized