Seneca
pronunciation
How to pronounce Seneca in British English:
UK [ˈsenəkə]
How to pronounce Seneca in American English:
US ['senəkə]
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- Noun:
- Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
- a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York state south of Lake Ontario
- the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca people
Word Origin
- Seneca
- 1610s, from Dutch Sennecas, collective name for the Iroquois tribes of what became upper New York, of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Mahican name for the Oneida or their village. Earlier sinnekens, senakees; form probably influenced by the name of the ancient Roman philosopher.
Example
- 1. Seneca and the samurai would surely approve .
- 2. " Every new beginning comes from some other beginning 's end . " - Seneca
- 3. The fortunes of war are always doubtful -- seneca .
- 4. While we are postponing , life speeds by . -- Seneca .
- 5. What seneca wrote of a day at the games is as true today of an afternoon at a football match .