Oneida
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Oneida
- /oʊˈnaɪdə/
Rhymes with -aɪdə
Where it comes from
Derived from Oneida Onyota'a꞉ka (“men of upright stones”); also spelled Onʌyoteˀa·ká·.
noun Oneidas · Oneida
- A member of a tribe of Native Americans formerly inhabiting the region near Oneida Lake in New York, now often found in modern New York, Wisconsin, or Canada.
proper noun
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Their Iroquoian language.
“taktsiʼkwáni” is Oneida for “kiss me”.
Similar: Ukwehuwehnéha
- A lake and river in New York.
- A city in Madison County, New York.
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Talk about this word "Oneida." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oneida. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Oneida. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oneida "Oneida." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oneida.Cite this
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title = {Oneida},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
