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Seneca.

A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman.

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name/ˈsɛnɪkə/
  1. A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman.

Where this word comes from

From Latin Seneca.

noun/ˈsɛnɪkə/
  1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.

Where this word comes from

From Dutch Sennecaas, from Algonquian (probably Mahican [Term?]).

name/ˈsɛnɪkə/
  1. The Iroquoian language of the Seneca people.

  2. A number of places in the United States, including: A city, the county seat of Nemaha County, Kansas.

  3. A number of places in the United States, including: A town in Ontario County, New York.

  4. A number of places in the United States, including: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Crawford County, Wisconsin.

  5. A number of places in the United States, including: A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.

  6. A number of places in the United States, including: A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.

  7. A number of places in the United States, including: A town in Wood County, Wisconsin.

  8. A number of places in the United States, including: A river in New York; tributary of the Oswego.

Where this word comes from

From Dutch Sennecaas, from Algonquian (probably Mahican [Term?]).

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