Seneca

See also: Séneca

Translingual

Proper noun

Seneca f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pyralidae – Synonym of Acrobasis.

References

• Seneca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Seneca (disambiguation)

Wikipedia

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnɪkə/

Etymology 1

From Latin Seneca.

Proper noun

Seneca

1. A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman.

Derived terms

• Senecan

Translations

Roman cognomen

Armenian: Սենեկա (Seneka) Bulgarian: Се́нека m (Séneka) French: Sénèque (fr) m Old French: Seneque Greek: Σενέκας (el) (Senékas) Hungarian: Seneca (hu) Italian: Seneca m Latin: Seneca m Polish: Seneka m Russian: Се́нека (Séneka) Spanish: Séneca (es) m

Etymology 2

From Dutch Sennecaas, from Algonquian (probably Mahican [Term?]).

 Seneca people on Wikipedia

 Seneca language on Wikipedia

Noun

Seneca (plural Senecas or Seneca)

1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.

Derived terms

• Seneca County
• Seneca grass (Hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens))
• Seneca oil
• Seneca root (Polygala senega)
• Seneca snakeroot (Polygala senega)

Translations

• Note: These translations are for the plural form.

tribe

Catalan: seneca Danish: seneca Finnish: senecat French: Tsonnontouan, Sénécas German: Seneca Italian: seneca Macedonian: сенека (seneka) Norwegian: senecaene Polish: senekowie Portuguese: senecas Seneca: Onödowá'ga: Serbo-Croatian: seneca Spanish: seneca Unami: Menkwe

Proper noun

Seneca

1. The Iroquoian language of the Seneca people.
2. A number of places in the United States, including:
   1. A city, the county seat of Nemaha County, Kansas.
   2. A town in Ontario County, New York.
   3. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Crawford County, Wisconsin.
   4. A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
   5. A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
   6. A town in Wood County, Wisconsin.

References

• “Seneca”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Seneca”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “Seneca”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Seneca, see ⁠

See also

• Seneca Village

Anagrams

• Neaces, acenes, censae, encase, scenae, scæne, seance, séance