Seneca

noun

Sen·e·ca ˈse-ni-kə

plural Seneca or Senecas : a member of an Indigenous people of western New York

: the Iroquoian language of the Seneca people

Etymology

Dutch Sennecaas, plural, the Iroquois living west of the Mohawk

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of Seneca was circa 1616

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“Seneca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Seneca. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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Seneca

noun

Sen·e·ca ˈsen-i-kə

: a member of an Indigenous people of western New York

Seneca

Sen·e·ca ˈse-ni-kə

Lucius Annaeus 4 b.c.?–a.d. 65 Roman statesman, dramatist, and philosopher

Senecan

ˈse-ni-kən

adjective

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