Seneca

The Iroquoian language of the Seneca people.

Proper noun

  1. The Iroquoian language of the Seneca people.
  2. A number of places in the United States, including:

    1. A city, the county seat of Nemaha County, Kansas.

    2. A town in Ontario County, New York.

    3. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Crawford County, Wisconsin.

    4. A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.

    5. A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.

    6. A town in Wood County, Wisconsin.

Origin

From Dutch Sennecaas, from Algonquian (probably Mahican [Term?]).

Related

Seneca Village

Proper noun Entry 2

  1. A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman.

Origin

From Latin Seneca.

Derived

Senecan

Noun

  1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.

Forms

Senecas Seneca

Derived

Seneca County Seneca Falls Seneca grass Seneca oil Seneca root Seneca snakeroot