Oneida

[oh-nahy-duh]

noun

plural

Oneidas ,

plural

Oneida .

1. a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.

2. the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida Indians.

3. a city in central New York.

Oneida

/ əʊˈnaɪdə /

noun

1. a lake in central New York State: part of the New York State Barge Canal system. Length: about 35 km (22 miles). Greatest width: 9 km (6 miles)

2. (functioning as plural) a North American Indian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario; one of the Iroquois peoples

3. a member of this people

4. the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oneida¹

From the Oneida word onę·yóteʔ erected stone, the name of the main Oneida settlement, at successive locations, near which, traditionally, a large syenite boulder always appeared

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oneida¹

from Iroquois onēyóte', literally: standing stone

Example Sentences

He was a member of the Oneida Nation, part of the Six Nations Reserve in southern Ontario.

From BBC

“He told me how they had been living. I said, ‘You go back to school and tell them what happened,’” said Oneida Williams, 85.

From Los Angeles Times

“This is what they sent us,” Oneida Sanders said, kneeling beside a heavy wooden chest in her living room.

From New York Times

A similar case filed by the Oneida Nation was, at the time, pending before the Supreme Court.

From Seattle Times

Born into an Oneida family on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, Greene has been a working actor since the 1970s, with nearly 200 screen roles to his credit.

From Seattle Times