Oneida

[ oh-nahy-duh ]

noun

, plural O·nei·das, (especially collectively) O·nei·da

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. Lake Oneida
   Lake Oneida 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. the Oneida
   the Oneida 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

Mr. Garnett is a graduate of Oneida Institute, a speaker of great pathetic eloquence, and has written several valuable pamphlets.

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I answer for the four classes of my nation, and I say that Oneida shall go free!

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It was an Oneida symbol; but, of course, my scouts had not set it up.

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The result was that the Oneida chiefs signed a treaty inaugurating the Kayanerenh Kowa.

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But the Oneida experiment was too bold and strange a departure to influence the general development of modern civilization.

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