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# onondaga

noun (Onondaga, the Onondaga); adjective (Onondaga) (a name)

«onondaga» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A Native American people of central New York State, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy); also their language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onondaga/#m1)
2. (a name) Onondaga Lake and Onondaga County, near Syracuse, New York. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onondaga/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in US history and social studies: the Onondaga are known as the "keepers of the central fire" of the Haudenosaunee, where the Grand Council of chiefs meets. The Great Law of Peace is linked with them.

### Examples

- The Onondaga Nation hosts the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onondaga/#x1)
- The Onondaga are called the keepers of the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onondaga/#x2)
- Onondaga Lake is near the city of Syracuse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onondaga/#x3)
- Onondaga is also the name of a language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onondaga/#x4)
- We read a legend told by Onondaga storytellers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onondaga/#x5)

### Note

A proper name, always a capital O. Pronounced "on-un-DAW-guh". The Six Nations: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «onondaga» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onondaga/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«onondaga» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/onondaga.html) on Mova free.