Cayuga

noun Ca·yu·ga \kā-ˈyü-gə, kī-\

plural Cayuga or Cayugas

Definition of CAYUGA

: a member of an American Indian people of New York

: the Iroquoian language of the Cayuga people

Cayuga *kayó·kwę, a 17th century Cayuga town

First Known Use: 1743

geographical name Ca·yu·ga \kā-ˈyü-gə, kī-, kē-, kə-\

lake 40 miles (64 kilometers) long W cen New York; one of the Finger Lakes

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