Cayuga
Americannoun
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a member of a tribe of North American Indians, the smallest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy.
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the dialect of the Seneca language spoken by the Cayuga.
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Also called Cayuga duck. one of an American breed of domestic ducks having black plumage.
noun
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a member of a Native American people (one of the Iroquois peoples) formerly living around Cayuga Lake
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the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family
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Etymology
Origin of Cayuga
1735–45, < Cayuga *kayo·kwę, name of a 17th-century village; compare Cayuga kayokwęhó˙nǫʔ Cayuga (people) (or < a related form in another N Iroquoian language)
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Bulldozing and claims of kidnapping: The Cayuga Nation, a tribe in upstate New York, is at war with itself.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Another was brought by Seneca Lake Guardian, an environmental group, against the state for approving a waste transfer station that could leak toxic chemicals into Cayuga Lake, a source of drinking water.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2023
They thought the Cayuga Nature Center in Ithaca, N.Y., might be a good fit.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023
Initially, police responded to the home on the 9100 block of Cayuga Avenue shortly after 3:30 p.m. for a suspected home invasion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
Over the years Deganawidah and Ayenwatha persuaded the Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, and Mohawk to form an alliance instead of constantly fighting.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Touching this mission of yours to the Cayugas," he said, frankly, "I see no good to come of it, and I say this with all respect to Sir William.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
From another chestnut-sapling dangled the symbol of the Cayugas, a pipe.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
"I trust your Lordship would not believe that any gentleman present could harbour suspicions of a foul conspiracy between your Lordship and Captain Butler, to incite my Cayugas to attack white men!"
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
He spoke of my mission to Cresap and the Cayugas as a mistake in policy; and I burned to hear him criticise Sir William's acts.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
The Senecas and a few of the Cayugas were the only members of the confederacy who took part in the war.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis
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