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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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On·on·da·ga   (ŏn'ən-dô'gə, -dä'-, -dā'-)   
n.   pl. Onondaga or On·on·da·gas

    1. A Native American people formerly inhabiting the eastern Finger Lakes region of west-central New York, with present-day populations in this same area and in southeast Ontario. The Onondaga are one of the original members of the Iroquois confederacy.

    2. A member of this people.

  2. The Iroquoian language of the Onondaga.


[Onondaga onó·ɴtà'ke, on the hill, a village name.]
On'on·da'gan adj.
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Word Origin & History

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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Onondaga

tribe of Iroquoian-speaking North American Indians who lived in what is now the U.S. state of New York. The Onondaga traditionally inhabited villages of wood and bark longhouses occupied by related families. They moved these houses periodically to plant new fields, to seek fresh supplies of firewood, and to be nearer fish and game. They grew corn (maize), beans, squash, sunflowers, and tobacco. A council of adult males in each community guided the village chiefs

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