"Cayuga" meaning in All languages combined

See Cayuga on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /kəˈjuːɡə/
Etymology: Borrowing from Cayuga gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (“they live in the big swamp”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cay|gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ||they live in the big swamp}} Cayuga gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (“they live in the big swamp”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cayuga
  1. The Northern Iroquoian language of the Cayuga people.
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-name-8vEKsjeq
  2. (collective) The Cayugas; the people whose traditional native language is Cayuga. Tags: collective Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-name-Dg-Qq9kK Disambiguation of Languages: 14 27 16 4 4 11 5 4 4 11
  3. An unincorporated community, the county seat of Haldimand County, Ontario; named for the Cayuga people. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-name-mxxOzO2J Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 5 13 28 5 6 7 10 7 7 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 36 2 3 3 9 9 9 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 7 38 2 4 4 10 9 9 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 7 39 2 3 2 10 10 10 16
  4. A town in Indiana; named for the village in New York. Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Indiana, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-name--JE7j0rk
  5. A village in New York; named for the Cayuga people. Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in New York, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-name-xiqWpIMm
  6. A city in North Dakota. Categories (place): Cities in North Dakota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in North Dakota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-name-JJjNfm1g
  7. An unincorporated community in Illinois. Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Illinois, USA
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-name-h4nzz8vO
  8. An unincorporated community in Texas. Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-name-xr81qo98
  9. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-name-TidTCfqD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Cayuga terms

Noun [English]

IPA: /kəˈjuːɡə/ Forms: Cayugas [plural], Cayuga [plural]
Etymology: Borrowing from Cayuga gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (“they live in the big swamp”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cay|gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ||they live in the big swamp}} Cayuga gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (“they live in the big swamp”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Cayuga}} Cayuga (plural Cayugas or Cayuga)
  1. A member of an indigenous people of North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy. Derived forms: Cayuga County
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-noun-DS-K7s9v

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        "en:Unincorporated communities in Illinois, USA"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unincorporated community in Illinois."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unincorporated community",
          "unincorporated community"
        ],
        [
          "Illinois",
          "Illinois#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Texas, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unincorporated community in Texas."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unincorporated community",
          "unincorporated community"
        ],
        [
          "Texas",
          "Texas#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Wisconsin, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unincorporated community in Wisconsin."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unincorporated community",
          "unincorporated community"
        ],
        [
          "Wisconsin",
          "Wisconsin#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈjuːɡə/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Cayuga"
  ],
  "word": "Cayuga"
}

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