Onondaga
pronunciation
How to pronounce Onondaga in British English:
UK [ˌɔnənˈdɔ:ɡə]
How to pronounce Onondaga in American English:
US [ˌɑnənˈdɔɡə, -ˈdɑ-, -ˈde-]
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- Noun:
- a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence River
- the Iroquoian language spoken by the Onondaga people
Word Origin
- Onondaga
- tribe in the Iroquois Confederacy, 1684, named for its principal settlement, from Onondaga onontake, literally "on the hill."
Example
- 1. While many individual members use american passports for convenience , the onondaga 's leaders do not accept federal grants , refuse to collect taxes on behalf of new york state and the federal government , and claim the right to travel without hindrance to tribal lands in canada .
- 2. A native american people formerly inhabiting the eastern finger lakes region of west-central new york , with present-day populations in this same area and in southeast ontario . The onondaga are one of the original members of the iroquois confederacy .