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Oneida
[ oh-nahy-duh ]
noun
, plural O·nei·das, (especially collectively) O·nei·da
- a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida Indians.
- a city in central New York.
Oneida
/ əʊˈnaɪdə /
noun
- Lake Oneidaa lake in central New York State: part of the New York State Barge Canal system. Length: about 35 km (22 miles). Greatest width: 9 km (6 miles)
- the Oneidafunctioning as plural a North American Indian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario; one of the Iroquois peoples
- a member of this people
- the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Oneida1
From the Oneida word onę·yóteʔ erected stone, the name of the main Oneida settlement, at successive locations, near which, traditionally, a large syenite boulder always appeared
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Oneida1
from Iroquois onēyóte', literally: standing stone
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Example Sentences
Mr. Garnett is a graduate of Oneida Institute, a speaker of great pathetic eloquence, and has written several valuable pamphlets.
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I answer for the four classes of my nation, and I say that Oneida shall go free!
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It was an Oneida symbol; but, of course, my scouts had not set it up.
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The result was that the Oneida chiefs signed a treaty inaugurating the Kayanerenh Kowa.
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But the Oneida experiment was too bold and strange a departure to influence the general development of modern civilization.
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