Cayuga
noun
Ca·yu·ga kā-ˈyü-gə 
kī-
plural Cayuga or Cayugas
1
: a member of an American Indian people of New York
2
: the Iroquoian language of the Cayuga people
Word History
Etymology
Cayuga *kayó·kwę, a 17th century Cayuga town
First Known Use
1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Geographical Definition
Cayuga
geographical name
Ca·yu·ga kā-ˈyü-gə
kī-,
kē-,
kə-
lake 40 miles (64 kilometers) long in west central New York; one of the Finger Lakes
Note: Cayuga Lake is connected with the New York State Barge Canal.