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< Oneida onę·yóteʔ erected stone, the name of the main Oneida settlement, at successive locations, near which, traditionally, a large syenite boulder always appeared
< Oneida onę·yóteʔ erected stone, the name of the main Oneida settlement, at successive locations, near which, traditionally, a large syenite boulder always appeared
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Oneida (əʊˈnaɪdə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -das, -da | |
| 1. | Lake Oneida a lake in central New York State: part of the New York State Barge Canal system. Length: about 35 km (22 miles). Greatest width: 9 km (6 miles) |
| 2. | (functioning as plural) the Oneida a North American Indian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario; one of the Iroquois peoples |
| 3. | a member of this people |
| 4. | the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family |
| [from Iroquois onēyóte', literally: standing stone] | |
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Word Origin & History
Oneida
Iroquois tribe of upper N.Y. state, who later moved in part to Wisconsin, 1666, named for its principal settlement, from Oneida onenyote', lit. "erected stone," containing -neny- "stone" and -ot- "to stand."
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