oneida

英 [əu'naidə] 美
  • n. 奥奈达语;奥奈达市(位于美国纽约州);奥奈达人(美国纽约州、威斯康星州的印第安人)

英英释义


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

英文词源


Oneida
Iroquois tribe of upper N.Y. state, who later moved in part to Wisconsin, 1666, named for its principal settlement, from Oneida onenyote', literally "erected stone," containing -neny- "stone" and -ot- "to stand."