Ca·yu·ga (k -y  g , k -)n. pl. Cayuga or Ca·yu·gas 1. a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting the shores of Cayuga Lake in west-central New York, with present-day populations in Ontario, western New York, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma. The Cayuga are one of the five original tribes of the Iroquois confederacy. b. A member of this people. 2. The Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga. |
Cayuga [keɪˈjuːgə kaɪ-]
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1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -gas, -ga a member of a North American Indian people (one of the Iroquois peoples) formerly living around Cayuga Lake
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family
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| Noun | 1. | Cayuga - a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living around Cayuga Lake in New York State Iroquois - any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution |
| 2. | Cayuga - the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga Iroquoian, Iroquoian language, Iroquois - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois |
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