Oneida

noun

Onei·​da ō-ˈnī-də How to pronounce Oneida (audio)
1
plural Oneida or Oneidas : a member of an Indigenous people originally of upstate New York
2
: the Iroquoian language of the Oneida people

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Herd is concentrating on The Local Butcher’s standalone location in the Oneida Park shopping center, which opened in 2019. Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024 Yellowbird-Stevens said one issue the next president could assist with involves the Oneida Nation and speeding up the process of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program. Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024 According to the company website, Hy-Vee has nine supermarket locations and one Fast & Fresh convenience store in Wisconsin: Ashwaubenon: 2395 S. Oneida St. Eau Claire Fast & Fresh: 2308 Clairemont Ave. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024 Among the list of high-profile locals to attend or who are already in line: Democratic 8th Congressional candidate Dr. Kristin Lyerly, several City Council members, Oneida Nation council members, and the local Hmong community member president. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Oneida 

Word History

Etymology

Oneida onę·yóteʔ, literally, standing rock

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Oneida was in 1666

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“Oneida.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Oneida. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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