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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of a tribe of Native Americans formerly inhabiting the region near Oneida Lake in New York, now often found in modern New York, Wisconsin, or Canada.
2. 2
   the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida wordnet
3. 3
   a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Their Iroquoian language.

   "“taktsiʼkwáni” is Oneida for “kiss me”."

2. 2
   A lake and river in New York.
3. 3
   A city in Madison County, New York.

Synonyms

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oneida languageukwehuwehnéha

Example

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"“taktsiʼkwáni” is Oneida for “kiss me”."

Etymology

Derived from Oneida Onyota'a꞉ka (“men of upright stones”); also spelled Onʌyoteˀa·ká·.

Related phrases

Oneida Countynative americannew yorknew york stateoneida county

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.