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Oriska.

A former Oneida settlement in New York, near what is now Oriskany in Oneida County.

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  1. A former Oneida settlement in New York, near what is now Oriskany in Oneida County.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Oneida [Term?].

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  1. A city in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.

Where this word comes from

The town was originally called Fourth Siding since the town was originally founded in 1872, but was changed to Oriska in 1881. Oriska was named for a Native American character in a poem by Lydia Sigourney.

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