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Oneida.

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.

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noun/oʊˈnaɪdə/
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

name/oʊˈnaɪdə/
  1. Their Iroquoian language.

    “taktsiʼkwáni” is Oneida for “kiss me”.
  2. A lake and river in New York.

  3. A city in Madison County, New York.

Where this word comes from

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

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