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Seneca

Syllabification: (Sen·e·ca)
Pronunciation: /ˈsenəkə/
Definition of Seneca

noun (plural same or Senecas)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people that was one of the Five Nations.
  • 2the Iroquoian language of the Seneca.

adjective

  • relating to the Seneca or their language.

Origin:

via Dutch from Algonquian

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