Oneida

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əʊˈnaɪdə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō nīdə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
O•nei•da  (ō nīdə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -das, (esp. collectively) -da for 1.
  1. Language Varietiesa member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
  2. Language Varietiesthe Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida Indians.
  3. Place Namesa city in central New York. 10,810.
  • Oneida onę·yóteʔ erected stone, the name of the main Oneida settlement, at successive locations, near which, traditionally, a large syenite boulder always appeared

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Oneida / əʊˈnaɪdə/ ( -das, -da)
  1. a lake in central New York State: part of the New York State Canal System. Length: about 35 km (22 miles). Greatest width: 9 km (6 miles)
  2. the Oneida ⇒ (functioning as plural) a Native American people formerly living east of Lake Ontario; one of the Iroquois peoples
  3. a member of this people
  4. the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family
Etymology: from Iroquois onēyóte', literally: standing stone
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