Seneca

¹

[ sen-i-kuh ]

noun

, plural Sen·e·cas, (especially collectively) Sen·e·ca

1. a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
2. an Iroquoian language of the Seneca, Onondaga, and Cayuga tribes.

Seneca

²

[ sen-i-kuh ]

noun

1. Lucius An·nae·us [uh, -nee-, uh, s], c4 b.c.–a.d. 65, Roman philosopher and writer of tragedies.

Seneca

¹

/ ˈsɛnɪkə /

noun

1. SenecaLucius Annaeus?4 bc65 adMRomanPHILOSOPHY: philosopherPOLITICS: statesmanTHEATRE: dramatist Lucius Annaeus (əˈniːəs), called the Younger. ?4 bc –65 ad , Roman philosopher, statesman, and dramatist; tutor and adviser to Nero. He was implicated in a plot to murder Nero and committed suicide. His works include Stoical essays on ethical subjects and tragedies that had a considerable influence on Elizabethan drama
2. SenecaMarcus or Lucius Annaeus?55 bc?39 adMRomanTHEATRE: writerHISTORY: historian his father, Marcus (ˈmɑːkəs) or Lucius Annaeus, called the Elder or the Rhetorician. ?55 bc –?39 ad , Roman writer on oratory and history

Seneca

²

/ ˈsɛnɪkə /

noun

1. -cas-ca a member of a North American Indian people formerly living south of Lake Ontario; one of the Iroquois peoples
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family

Other Words From

• Sene·can adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seneca¹

From the New York Dutch word Sennecaas, etc., originally applied to the Oneida and, more generally, to all the Upper Iroquois (as opposed to the Mohawk), probably < an unattested Mahican name

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seneca¹

C19: from Dutch Sennecaas (plural), probably of Algonquian origin

Example Sentences

But a spokesperson for the recall campaign, Seneca Scott, denied that Dreyfuss was backing a mayoral recall as a backdoor to boosting his business interests.

From Los Angeles Times

Murphy began his news conference thanking his mom, Seneca, and dad, who were each in attendance along with his girlfriend, Maya Hurd, who he referred to as his future wife.

From Seattle Times

Watt, a member of the Seneca Nation, tries through her work to connect the past with the present and to find links among disparate communities.

From New York Times

Kay said Manzana plans to clear the former Seneca building this year and then equip the facility to accommodate operations and house the new company headquarters.

From Seattle Times

Terrence Lewis was released earlier this month from a maximum-security prison in Seneca County, where he was serving a sentence of 22 years to life for second-degree murder, the Democrat and Chronicle reported Wednesday.

From Seattle Times