Seneca
noun /ˈsenəkə/
/ˈsenəkə/
(plural Seneca, Senecas)
- a member of a Native American people, many of whom now live in the US states of New York and OhioCultureThe Seneca formed the largest group in the Iroquois League. They supported the British during the American Revolution, which led to their villages being destroyed by the US army. Senecas now live mainly on four reservations (= lands given and protected by the US government) in western New York state and eastern Ohio.Word Originvia Dutch from Algonquian.