— Onondagan , adj.
/on'euhn daw"geuh, -dah"-, -day"-/ , n. , pl. Onondagas , ( esp. collectively ) Onondaga for 1.
1. a member of a tribe of Iroquoian Indians formerly inhabiting the region of Onondaga Lake.
2. the dialect of the Seneca language spoken by these Indians.
3. Lake , a salt lake in central New York. 5 mi. (8 km) long; 1 mi. (1.6 km) wide.
[ onó·tàke on the hill, the name of the main Onondaga town, at successive locations ]