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oneida

/oʊˈnaɪ.də/

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noun

/oʊˈnaɪ.də/C1formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к представителю ирокезского народа, ранее жившего к востоку от озера Онтарио, или к ирокезскому языку, на котором говорят онейда.

A proper noun referring to a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario, or the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. B2formal

    A member of the Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous people originally from the region east of Lake Ontario in present-day New York State.

    ruКоренной народ

    • The Oneida were one of the original five nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.
    • Many Oneida people now live in Wisconsin and Ontario.
    • The Oneida Nation has a rich cultural heritage and history.
  2. B2formal

    The Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida people.

    ruЯзык

    • Efforts are being made to revitalize the Oneida language.
    • She is learning to speak Oneida from her grandmother.
    • The Oneida language has a complex grammatical structure.
Forms
  • oneidas plural form
  • oneidas' possessive plural form
  • oneida's possessive singular form