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onondaga

/ˌɑnəndˈɔɡə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
ononda-ga
IPA
/ˌɑnəndˈɔɡə/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Native American tribe originally inhabiting Onondaga County, New York.

name

The language of the Onondaga people.

name

An ancient village of the Onondaga people in what is now in upstate New York that served as the capital of the Iroquois Confederacy.

name

A town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.

Etymology

Borrowed from Onondaga Onöñda’gaga’. Compare Seneca Onödowáʼga:.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Onöñda’gaga’

Inflected Forms

Onondagas (plural)

Derived Forms

Onondagan

Phrases

Onondaga County

Synonyms

Onoñda’gegá’ Onųdaʔgegáʔ Onoñda'gegá' onondaga language

Rhymes With

mississauga

Questions

How do you pronounce onondaga?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑnəndˈɔɡə/.
What does onondaga mean?
A member of a Native American tribe originally inhabiting Onondaga County, New York.
Where does onondaga come from?
Borrowed from Onondaga Onöñda’gaga’. Compare Seneca Onödowáʼga:.

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