Cayuga

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Cayuga gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (“they live in the big swamp”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈjuːɡə/

Noun

Cayuga (plural Cayugas or Cayuga)

1. An indigenous people of North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Derived terms

• Cayuga County

Proper noun

Cayuga

1. The Northern Iroquoian language of the Cayuga people.
2. An unincorporated community, the county seat of Haldimand County, Ontario; named for the Cayuga people.
3. A town in Indiana; named for the village in New York.
4. A village in New York; named for the Cayuga people.
5. A city in North Dakota.
6. An unincorporated community in Illinois.
7. An unincorporated community in Texas.
8. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.