Seneca
1a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
an Iroquoian language of the Seneca, Onondaga, and Cayuga tribes.
Origin of Seneca
1Other words from Seneca
- Sen·e·can, adjective
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Lucius An·nae·us [uh-nee-uhs], /əˌni əs/, c4 b.c.–a.d. 65, Roman philosopher and writer of tragedies.
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How to use Seneca in a sentence
If corn grows best in a given region, then to maximize revenue, every inch of every acre of every farm in that region—and in a place like Seneca, South Dakota, nearly every acre is a farm acre—needs to be planted with corn.
A friend recommended R&R Pheasant Hunting, a ranch in Seneca, South Dakota, 650 miles away from our home in Bozeman, Montana.
It’s also meant that many clinics have had to close because of financial issues, giving Seneca fewer providers to turn to in certain places.
Border Report: The Lingering Trauma of Family Separation | Maya Srikrishnan | August 31, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoNo, that would be Baia, a popular Roman resort once described by Seneca the Younger as a “vortex of luxury” (sign me up).
Seneca encouraged followers to possess the strength of immunity to setback, but never withheld his human touch.
New Year’s Reading List: Books to Transform Your Sad Life | David Masciotra | January 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Americans have joined in the journey from “Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall.”
Obama Realigns, the GOP Declines: The New Political Paradigm | Robert Shrum | February 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRobert Herritt on a book that takes on everyone from Tom Friedman to Seneca—and yet remains surprisingly modest in its goal.
A Manifesto for Disorder: Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s ‘Antifragile’ Reviewed | Robert Herritt | November 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the film, Wes Bentley plays Seneca Crane, the head gamemaker.
Seneca had recommended the severe morality of the Stoics, but added nothing that was not previously known.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordIn the final vowels io, we have the same term, with the same meaning which they carry in the Seneca, or old Mingo word Ohio.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. SchoolcraftA valet committed suicide, and quoted the illustrious example of Seneca.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherHe was twenty-three when he published the books of Seneca on Clemency, with learned commentaries.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John LordThe council-house not being large enough to contain so great an assemblage of people, they met in a valley west of Seneca Lake.
The Indian: On the Battle-Field and in the Wigwam | John Frost
British Dictionary definitions for Seneca (1 of 2)
/ (ˈsɛnɪkə) /
plural -cas or -ca a member of a North American Indian people formerly living south of Lake Ontario; one of the Iroquois peoples
the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family
Origin of Seneca
1British Dictionary definitions for Seneca (2 of 2)
/ (ˈsɛnɪkə) /
Lucius Annaeus (əˈniːəs), called the Younger. ?4 bc –65 ad, Roman philosopher, statesman, and dramatist; tutor and adviser to Nero. He was implicated in a plot to murder Nero and committed suicide. His works include Stoical essays on ethical subjects and tragedies that had a considerable influence on Elizabethan drama
his father, Marcus (ˈmɑːkəs) or Lucius Annaeus, called the Elder or the Rhetorician. ?55 bc –?39 ad, Roman writer on oratory and history
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