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SENECA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Seneca" is a kind of...):
Iroquoian; Iroquoian language; Iroquois (a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Seneca" is a kind of...):
Iroquois (any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
Synonyms:
Lucius Annaeus Seneca; Seneca
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
Derivation:
Senecan (of or relating to or like or in the manner of the Roman Seneca)
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