Sen·e·ca (s n  -k )n. pl. Seneca or Sen·e·cas 1. a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting western New York from Seneca Lake to Lake Erie, with present-day populations in this same area and in southeast Ontario. The Seneca are the westernmost member of the original Iroquois confederacy. b. A member of this people. 2. The Iroquoian language of the Seneca. [From Dutch Sennecaas, probably of Mahican origin.] |
| Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Known as "the Younger." 4 b.c.?-a.d. 65. Roman Stoic philosopher, writer, and tutor of Nero. His works include treatises on rhetoric and governance and numerous plays that influenced Renaissance and Elizabethan drama. |
Seneca [ˈsɛnɪkə]
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1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -cas, -ca a member of a North American Indian people formerly living south of Lake Ontario; one of the Iroquois peoples
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family
[from Dutch Sennecaas (plural), probably of Algonquian origin]
Seneca2
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1. (Biographies / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus (?4 bc-65 ad) M, Roman, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, POLITICS: statesman, THEATRE: dramatist) Lucius Annaeus (əˈniːəs), called the Younger. ?4 bc-65 ad, Roman philosopher, statesman, and dramatist; tutor and adviser to Nero. He was implicated in a plot to murder Nero and committed suicide. His works include Stoical essays on ethical subjects and tragedies that had a considerable influence on Elizabethan drama
2. (Biographies / Seneca, Marcus or Lucius Annaeus (?55 bc-?39 ad) M, Roman, THEATRE: writer, HISTORY: historian) his father, Marcus (ˈmɑːkəs) or Lucius Annaeus, called the Elder or the Rhetorician. ?55 bc-?39 ad, Roman writer on oratory and history
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| Noun | 1. |  Seneca - Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD) |
| 2. | Seneca - a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario 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 | |
| 3. | Seneca - the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca Iroquoian, Iroquoian language, Iroquois - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois |
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