Cayuga

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Cayuga gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (“they live in the big swamp”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈjuːɡə/

Noun

Cayuga (plural Cayugas or Cayuga)

  1. A member of an indigenous people of North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Cayuga

  1. The Northern Iroquoian language of the Cayuga people.
  2. An unincorporated community, the county seat of Haldimand County, Ontario; named for the Cayuga people.
  3. A town in Indiana; named for the village in New York.
  4. A village in New York; named for the Cayuga people.
  5. A city in North Dakota.
  6. An unincorporated community in Illinois.
  7. An unincorporated community in Texas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Cayuga terms
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