Seneca

Seneca¹ Definition

Sen·eca (sen′i kə)

noun

pl. Senecas -·cas or Seneca -·ca a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in W New York and now living chiefly in New York and Ontario
the Iroquoian language of this people

Etymology: < Du Sennecas, prob. < Mahican: orig. ref. to the Oneida, later including also the Onondaga, Cayuga, & Seneca

adjective

of the Senecas or their language or culture

Seneca² Definition

Sen·eca (sen′i kə)

Seneca, (Lucius Annaeus) 4? - 65; Rom. philosopher, dramatist, & statesman

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