Onondaga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Onondaga Onöñda’gaga’. Compare Seneca Onödowáʼga:.

Noun

Onondaga (plural Onondagas or Onondaga)

1. A member of a Native American tribe originally inhabiting Onondaga County, New York.

Proper noun

Onondaga

1. The language of the Onondaga people.
2. An ancient village of the Onondaga people in what is now in upstate New York that served as the capital of the Iroquois Confederacy.
3. A town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.

Derived terms

• Onondaga County