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Cayuga

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Dictionary: Ca·yu·ga   (kā-yū'gə, kī-) pronunciation
 
n., pl. Cayuga or -gas.
    1. 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.
    2. A member of this people.
  1. The Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living around Cayuga Lake in New York state

Meaning #2: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga people


 
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The Cayuga nation is a Native American tribe (see Cayuga language) within the Iroquois Confederacy. Cayuga may also refer to:

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