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Definition of Oneida

1. Noun. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.

Definition of Oneida

1. Noun. One of a tribe of Native Americans formerly inhabiting the region near (w Oneida Lake) in New York. ¹

2. Proper noun. Their Iroquoian language. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Oneida

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1907)
"Oneida Lake Canal See also under Lateral Canals, above. 1829. Kept, on memorials praying for law providing for lowering Oneida Lake and Improving navigation ..."

2. Gazetteer of the State of New York: Embracing a Comprehensive View of the by Frank Place (1860)
"Oneida Lake, extending several mi. along the w. border, is the only large body of water in the со. In the extreme NE corner are several small lakes and ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"In the south-eastern part of the city is the headquarters of the Oneida ... In the vicinity the Oneida Community manufactures chains and animal traps. ..."

4. Annual Report by New York (State) Canal commissioners, New York (State), Canal Commissioners (1870)
"1, viz : The Erie canal from Albany, including Albany basin, to east bank of the Oneida Lake canal; Champlain canal; Glen's Falls feeder, and the Black ..."

5. Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science with Special by James Dwight Dana (1866)
"In the Interior Continental basin there are no Oneida rocks, except in its ... 170) is the surface-rock in central New York, in Oneida and Oswego counties, ..."

6. Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science, with Special by James Dwight Dana (1863)
"In the Interior Continental basin there are no Oneida rocks, except in its ... 170) is the surface-rock in central New York, in Oneida and O.swego counties, ..."

7. Notes on the Iroquois, Or, Contributions to the Statistics, Aboriginal by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1846)
"This canton of the Iroquois nation, deduces its origin in a remote age, from the Onondagas, with the language of which, the Oneida has the closest affinity. ..."

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