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Canandaigua

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[kan-uhn-day-gwuh] / ˌkæn ənˈdeɪ gwə /

noun

  1. a town in central New York.


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The Seneca Nation also pointed to the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, signed during George Washington’s presidency between the United States and the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Our status is inherent and recognized by the U.S. by the Treaty of Canandaigua of 1794.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

And he was moonlighting in Canandaigua where there was a federal court.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023

One Source Auctions of Canandaigua will hold the auction Sept. 18, along with an open house the night before.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2021

She addressed a crowd in Canandaigua, near the courtroom where she would appear the next day.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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