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On⋅on⋅da⋅ga

  [on-uhn-daw-guh, -dah-, -dey-]
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–noun, plural -gas, (especially collectively) -ga 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.
Origin:
< Onondaga onǫ́⋅tàʔke on the hill, the name of the main Onondaga town, at successive locations

Related forms:
On⋅on⋅da⋅gan, adjective
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Onondaga 
tribe in the Iroquois Confederacy, 1684, named for its principal settlement, from Onondaga onontake, lit. "on the hill."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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