seneca | ||
1. | [ noun ] a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York state south of Lake Ontario | |
Related terms: | Iroquois | |
2. | [ noun ] (Roman antiquity,philosophy,theater,politics,writing) 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 | |
Related terms: | philosopher dramatist statesman Roman | |
3. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 23398 | |
4. | [ noun ] (linguistics) the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca people | |
Related terms: | Iroquoian | |
Similar spelling: |
senega seance senesce Senecio sense seeing |