'Seneca' definitions:

Definition of 'Seneca'

(from WordNet)
noun
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD) [syn: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Seneca]
noun
A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario
noun
The Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca

Definition of 'Seneca'

From: GCIDE
  • Senecas \Sen"e*cas\, n. pl.; sing. Seneca. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike of the Five Nations. [1913 Webster]
  • Seneca grass(Bot.), holy grass. See under Holy.
  • Seneca eil, petroleum or naphtha.
  • Seneca root, or Seneca snakeroot (Bot.), the rootstock of an American species of milkworth (Polygala Senega) having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large doses, as an emetic and cathartic. [Written also {Senega root}, and Seneka root.] [1913 Webster]

Seneca, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Seneca, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000) :
2135
Housing Units (2000) :
876
Land area (2000) :
1.734021 sq. miles (4.491094 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.734021 sq. miles (4.491094 sq. km)
FIPS code :
66674
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
36.840318 N, 94.609918 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
64865
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Seneca, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Seneca, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
51
Housing Units (2000) :
52
Land area (2000) :
0.120623 sq. miles (0.312411 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.120623 sq. miles (0.312411 sq. km)
FIPS code :
44385
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
42.042717 N, 100.831763 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
69161
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Seneca, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Seneca, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000) :
223
Housing Units (2000) :
115
Land area (2000) :
0.832671 sq. miles (2.156607 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.832671 sq. miles (2.156607 sq. km)
FIPS code :
66200
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
44.135605 N, 118.971854 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
97873
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Seneca, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Seneca, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000) :
2053
Housing Units (2000) :
786
Land area (2000) :
3.307397 sq. miles (8.566118 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.258224 sq. miles (0.668796 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.565621 sq. miles (9.234914 sq. km)
FIPS code :
68640
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
41.308618 N, 88.607010 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
61360
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Seneca, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Seneca, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
966
Housing Units (2000) :
432
Land area (2000) :
2.242412 sq. miles (5.807819 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.242412 sq. miles (5.807819 sq. km)
FIPS code :
69272
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
41.377828 N, 79.703224 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
16346
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Seneca, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Seneca, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000) :
2122
Housing Units (2000) :
978
Land area (2000) :
1.543272 sq. miles (3.997055 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.543272 sq. miles (3.997055 sq. km)
FIPS code :
63950
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
39.835693 N, 96.066054 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Seneca, SC -- U.S. city in South Carolina

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Seneca, SC -- U.S. city in South Carolina
Population (2000) :
7652
Housing Units (2000) :
3677
Land area (2000) :
7.055264 sq. miles (18.273048 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.038215 sq. miles (0.098976 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
7.093479 sq. miles (18.372024 sq. km)
FIPS code :
65095
Located within :
South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location :
34.684145 N, 82.955778 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
29678
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Seneca, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Seneca, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
Population (2000) :
58
Housing Units (2000) :
36
Land area (2000) :
0.411362 sq. miles (1.065423 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.411362 sq. miles (1.065423 sq. km)
FIPS code :
58180
Located within :
South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location :
45.060962 N, 99.509911 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
57473
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Seneca -- U.S. County in Ohio

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Seneca -- U.S. County in Ohio
Population (2000) :
58683
Housing Units (2000) :
23692
Land area (2000) :
550.587565 sq. miles (1426.015186 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.781014 sq. miles (4.612806 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
552.368579 sq. miles (1430.627992 sq. km)
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
41.128917 N, 83.173728 W

Seneca -- U.S. County in New York

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Seneca -- U.S. County in New York
Population (2000) :
33342
Housing Units (2000) :
14794
Land area (2000) :
324.912952 sq. miles (841.520646 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
65.600825 sq. miles (169.905350 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
390.513777 sq. miles (1011.425996 sq. km)
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
42.801104 N, 76.827879 W

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