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| O·nei·da [ ō ndə ] (plural O·nei·da or O·nei·das) |
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1. member of Native N American people: a member of a Native North American people who originally occupied lands in New York and whose members now live mainly in Ontario, New York, and Wisconsin. They were one of the five peoples who formed the Iroquois Confederacy, which later became known as the Six Nations.
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2. Oneida language: the Iroquoian language of the Oneida people
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| [Mid-17th century. < Oneida onẽrýote, the main Oneida settlement] |
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 O·nei·da adjective |
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