oneidas Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario
    Oneida.
  2. noun the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida
    Oneida.

WordNet


O*nei"das noun plural
Wordforms
singular Oneida
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the region near Oneida Lake in the State of New York, and forming part of the Five Nations. Remnants of the tribe now live in New York, Canada, and Wisconsin.

Webster 1913