"Seneca Village" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Seneca+village. Unknown. Possibly from Latin Seneca; or from Portuguese Senegal of unknown West African origin; or from Dutch Sennecaas from Algonquian indigenous American term. The Seneca were a native tribe found in the Dutch colony of New Netherlands, which may have been an origin of the name. There had been a tradition of naming African American slaves with Classical names, which may give rise to the term Seneca. The freed slaves may have had a memory of their origin in West Africa and the locale name Senegal. Etymology templates: {{l|en|Seneca}} Seneca, {{l|en|village}} village, {{unknown|en}} Unknown, {{der|en|la|Seneca}} Latin Seneca, {{der|en|pt|Senegal}} Portuguese Senegal, {{der|en|nl|Sennecaas}} Dutch Sennecaas, {{der|en|alg}} Algonquian Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Seneca Village}} Seneca Village
  1. (historical) A former village in Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York State, United States; a settlement of freed slaves and other African Americans, also containing non-WASP European immigrants, demolished to make way for Central Park. Wikipedia link: en:Seneca Village Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical settlements, Places in New York City, Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Seneca_Village-en-name-X85Zp5Yp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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