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plural Oneida or Oneidas
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of upstate New York
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: the Iroquoian language of the Oneida people
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Madison, northern Oneida and Onondaga counties may see over 2 feet of snow by Sunday, according to the NWS.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
He was transferred from Mohawk Correctional Facility to Marcy Correctional Facility, both in Oneida County.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
Brooks, 43, was pronounced dead at a hospital the morning after the assault at the Marcy Correctional Facility, a state prison in Oneida County.
—Jake Offenhartz The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Brooks was pronounced dead at a hospital the day after the assault at the Marcy Correctional Facility, a state prison in Oneida County.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
He was transferred from Mohawk Correctional Facility to Marcy Correctional Facility, both in Oneida County.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
Brooks, 43, was pronounced dead at a hospital the morning after the assault at the Marcy Correctional Facility, a state prison in Oneida County.
—Jake Offenhartz The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Brooks was pronounced dead at a hospital the day after the assault at the Marcy Correctional Facility, a state prison in Oneida County.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Oneida.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Oneida. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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