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Onondaga

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Borrowed from Onondaga Onöñda’gaga’. Compare Seneca Onödowáʼga:.

noun Onondagas · Onondaga

  1. A member of a Native American tribe originally inhabiting Onondaga County, New York.

    Similar: Onoñda’gegá’, Onųdaʔgegáʔ

proper noun

  1. The language of the Onondaga people.

    Similar: Onoñda'gegá', Onųdaʔgegáʔ

  2. An ancient village of the Onondaga people in what is now in upstate New York that served as the capital of the Iroquois Confederacy.
  3. A town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.

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@misc{onondaga_2026,
  title = {Onondaga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/onondaga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}