Seneca
noun
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
Senecas
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pluralof Seneca.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ranged across what is now upstate New York, the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas and Senecas had recently forged a “covenant chain” of alliance with several English colonies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Calvert’s Fred Fabrizio rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns and Austin Jones added 156 yards and two TDs as the Senecas rolled to a 77-14 victory.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2016
“The arguments I’m hearing, it really hurt,” Al Parker, a member of the Tonawanda Senecas who attended Monday’s meeting to address the mascot issue, said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2015
At the same time, Senecas, Shawnees, and Delawares laid siege to Fort Pitt.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
None of the party had escaped without injury; and it was not until the door was closed, and the air rang with triumphant yells from the Senecas, that it was discovered that Ichabod was missing.
From The Frontiersmen by Gustave Aimard
