"Cayuga" meaning in English

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Proper name

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. An unincorporated community, the county seat of Haldimand County, Ontario; named for the Cayuga people. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-name-mxxOzO2J
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. An unincorporated community in Illinois. Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Illinois, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-name-h4nzz8vO
  7. An unincorporated community in Texas. Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-name-xr81qo98
  8. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-name-TidTCfqD

Noun

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. An indigenous people of North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy. Derived forms: Cayuga County
    Sense id: en-Cayuga-en-noun-eV9bt3Va

Inflected forms

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

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