Cayuga is an English word with synonyms like iroquois or iroquoian. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cayuga meaning
A member of an indigenous people of North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Using Cayuga
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of an indigenous people of North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy.
- Useful related words include: iroquois, iroquoian, iroquoian language.
- In the example corpus, cayuga often appears in combinations such as: cayuga county, of cayuga, cayuga lake.
Context around Cayuga
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cayuga
- In this selection, "cayuga" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, references, uss, toured, county, lake and lyle stand out and add context to how "cayuga" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1981 the cayuga nature center and 81 of cayuga passed away. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cayuga" sits close to words such as aar, aarons and abdulla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cayuga
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cayuga County was formed in 1799 by the splitting of Onondaga County. (12 words)
Geographical characteristics Cayuga Lake is located at coord41; convert above sea level. (12 words)
In 1804, Seneca County was formed by the splitting of Cayuga County. (12 words)
In 1804, after numerous acts of subdividing, Seneca County was formed by the splitting of Cayuga County, which, in turn, was reduced in size by combining portions of Seneca and the remainder of Cayuga County to form Tompkins County in 1817. (41 words)
Conlon is supervised under the N.Y.S. Unified Court system by the Honorable Richard A. Dollinger, Acting Supreme Court Justice of Monroe County, who is responsible for all town and village justices in Cayuga, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates Counties. (41 words)
Cayuga Lake is the source of drinking water for several communities, including Lansing near the southern end of the lake along the east side, which draws water through the Bolton Point Municipal Water system. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
CAYUGA: Lyle Davis Sr., 81, of Cayuga, passed away Friday, July 12, 2024.
Cornell's alma mater makes reference to its position " Far Above Cayuga's Waters ", while that of Ithaca College references "Cayuga’s shore".
In 1804, after numerous acts of subdividing, Seneca County was formed by the splitting of Cayuga County, which, in turn, was reduced in size by combining portions of Seneca and the remainder of Cayuga County to form Tompkins County in 1817.
It was an exciting one, as Gorns, more terrifying and ferocious than ever before, attacked the USS Cayuga in Parnassus Beta.
On January 9th, he was located by Cayuga County deputies at a residence where he surrendered without incident.
Investigators say police were called out to a home in the area of Shakespeare Avenue and Cayuga Street just after 7:30 p.m. after a report about a stabbing.
Manktelow represents the 130th state Senate District, which covers all of Wayne County and portions of Cayuga and Oswego counties.
The two swam in Cayuga Lake and took in a Dave Matthews Band show.
Cayuga Milk Ingredients specializes in powders, milk, cream and specialized blends of ingredients.
Conlon is supervised under the N.Y.S. Unified Court system by the Honorable Richard A. Dollinger, Acting Supreme Court Justice of Monroe County, who is responsible for all town and village justices in Cayuga, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates Counties.
Three weeks later, Cayuga County Sheriff’sinvestigated a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred at approximately 1:45 PM on Sunday, November 10, onRoute 31 in the Village of Weedsport.
Y., of Manhattan, who toured Cayuga’s building Friday — where children were seen wearing homemade masks, apparently to shield their identities — said the chaos was not evident inside.
Cayuga County was formed in 1799 by the splitting of Onondaga County.
Cayuga Lake is the source of drinking water for several communities, including Lansing near the southern end of the lake along the east side, which draws water through the Bolton Point Municipal Water system.
Four tribes had allied with the British and were mostly resettled in Canada: the Mohawk, Onondaga, Seneca and Cayuga.
Geographical characteristics Cayuga Lake is located at coord41; convert above sea level.
In 1804, Seneca County was formed by the splitting of Cayuga County.
In 1981, the Cayuga Nature Center was incorporated as an independent, private, non-profit educational organization, offering environmental education to local school districts.
It is located at Steamboat Landing, where steamboats from Cayuga Lake used to dock.
It reflects his background in Central New York State and is named after Cayuga Lake, on which Ithaca College is located.
Common combinations with cayuga
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cayuga county 7×
- of cayuga 6×
- cayuga lake 6×
- and cayuga 5×
- the cayuga 3×
- in cayuga 2×