Seneca

Definitions: Seneca

Seneca

Noun

1. Roman statesman and philosopher who was and advisor to Nero (circa 4 BC - 65 AD).

2. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York state south of Lake Ontario.

3. The Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca people.

"Seneca" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be old", "a place of stones".

Date "Seneca" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Computing	Seneca Oberon-V. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Literature	Seneca The Christian Seneca. Bishop Hall of Norwich. (1574-1656.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

1. Seneca the Younger, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, c. 3 B.C. - A.D. 65 Philosopher, dramatist and statesman; tutor to the emperor Nero, by whom was forced to suicide because of his alleged involvement in the Pisonian conspiracy. Son of Seneca the Elder.

2. Seneca the Elder, Lucius, or Marcus, Annaeus Seneca (c. 54 B.C. - A.D. 39), also known as Seneca the Rhetorician. Roman rhetorician and writer. Father of Seneca the Younger.

3. Seneca tribe: One of the original Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.

4. One of a number of places in the United States of America:

Seneca, South Carolina
Seneca, Wisconsin
Seneca County, New York
Seneca Lake: One of the Finger Lakes in New York State

(In addition there is Seneca Falls, New York.)

Synonym: Seneca

Synonym: Lucius Annaeus Seneca (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Oil	Noun: oil, fat, butter, cream, grease, tallow, suet, lard, dripping exunge, blubber; glycerin, stearin, elaine, oleagine; soap; soft soap, wax, cerement; paraffin, spermaceti, adipocere; petroleum, mineral, mineral rock, mineral crystal, mineral oil; vegetable oil, colza oil, olive oil, salad oil, linseed oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, nut oil; animal oil, neat's foot oil, train oil; ointment, unguent, liniment; aceite, amole, Barbados tar; fusel oil, grain oil, rape oil, seneca oil; hydrate
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain

Usage

Clever

If you judge, investigate. (references; author: Seneca)

What is true belongs to me! (references; author: Seneca)

Calamity is virtue's opportunity. (references; author: Seneca)

All cruelty springs from weakness. (references; author: Seneca)

The sun also shines on the wicked. (references; author: Seneca)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Seneca Foods Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Death and Rebirth of the Seneca (reference) Seneca (Colonization of America: White Indian, Book Ix) (reference) Seneca Glass Company, 1891-1983 (reference) Seneca Warrior (White Indian, No 17) (reference) Stoic Philosophy of Seneca Essays and Letters (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	West Seneca Bee (reference) (more periodical examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Engraving by W. Ridgway after a drawing by C. Parsons, published by Virtue & Co., New York. It depicts Federal warships, under Flag Officer Samuel F. DuPont, USN, bombarding Fort Beauregard (at left) and Fort Walker (at right). Troop transports are standing by in the distance. U.S. Navy ships present and identified include (from left): Mohican, Susquehanna, Augusta, Wabash (Flagship), Unadilla, Pawnee, Bienville, Ottawa, Curlew and Seneca.Credit: NAVY.		Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", January 1862. It depicts Federal warships engaging the Confederate battery, shown in the far left distance. Ships, as identified below the image bottom, are (from left): USS Seneca, USS Pembina, USS Ottawa and Steamer Mary Andrew. For the original sketch from which this engraving was made, see Photo # NH 59310.Credit: NAVY.
	Sketch by William Crane, artist for Harper's Weekly, presented by the artist to Lieutenant Thomas H. Stevens, Commanding Officer of USS Ottawa. It depicts the U.S. Navy gunboats Seneca, Pembina, Ottawa and steamer Mary Andrew, "at the time of Rebel Battery opening fire". The Federal ships were under the command of Commander C.R.P. Rodgers of USS Wabash. This sketch apparently served as the basis for the engraving seen in Photo # NH 59309.Credit: NAVY.		Discovery of a rebel battery & camp on Vernon River, Ga., by the U.S. gun boats "Ottowa," "Seneca," "Pembina," & "Mary Andrew," under command of Capt. Rogers of the "Wabash" - Postion of U.S. gun boats at the time of rebel battery opening fire - Dec. 11,.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Seneca River, N.Y.Credit: Library of Congress.		Falls of the Genesee from Seneca Park, Rochester, N.Y.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Drug store. Seneca, Kansas.Credit: Library of Congress.		Death in family. A house in Seneca, Illinois.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Locks and canal in Seneca, Maryland. View down canal.Credit: Library of Congress.		Seneca Lake & Watkins.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Lucius Annaeus Seneca	Not lost, but gone before.
	What fools these mortals be.
	Love of bustle is not industry.
	A good mind possesses a kingdom.
Seneca	If you judge, investigate.
	What is true belongs to me!
	Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
	All cruelty springs from weakness.
	The sun also shines on the wicked.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		SENECA has recently added 40 MW base-load capacity. (references)
		SENECA serves about 90,000 customers on the resort islands of Margarita, Coche and Cubagua. (references)
		In third-quarter 1999, CMS Energy invested over USD 90 million in system expansion and enhancements to SENECA. (references)
Economic History	Romania	The Seneca Group has been working with SNCFR on restructuring and on equipment feasibility assessment. (references)
	Barbados	CHASE, Ms. Cicely P. Seneca Chambers, Pinfold Street, Bridgetown, Tel: 246/436-5379, Fax: 246/436-3843. Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad (LL.B., Hons.), 1983 and Legal Education Certificate. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	Your particular attention is requested to that part of the report of the Secretary of War which relates to the money held in trust for the Seneca tribe of Indians.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Seneca" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Seneca" is used about 32 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	32	61,292

The following table summarizes the usage of "Seneca" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Seneca	Last name	300	23,398
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"Seneca" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be old", "a place of stones".

The following table summarizes names related to "Seneca."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Seneca	Male	Ancient Roman	N/A
Seneca	Male	English	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Country	Name
USA	Seneca Foods Corporation
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1. Seneca, IL (village, FIPS 68640)
Location: 41.30337 N, 88.61352 W
Population (1990): 1878 (685 housing units)
Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 61360
Country: USA

2. Seneca, KS (city, FIPS 63950)
Location: 39.83570 N, 96.06578 W
Population (1990): 2027 (944 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

3. Seneca, MO (city, FIPS 66674)
Location: 36.83788 N, 94.60849 W
Population (1990): 1885 (831 housing units)
Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 64865
Country: USA

4. Seneca, NE (village, FIPS 44385)
Location: 42.04272 N, 100.83134 W
Population (1990): 78 (44 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 69161
Country: USA

5. Seneca, NM
Zip Code(s): 88437
Country: USA

6. Seneca, OR (city, FIPS 66200)
Location: 44.13470 N, 118.97564 W
Population (1990): 191 (121 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 97873
Country: USA

7. Seneca, PA (CDP, FIPS 69272)
Location: 41.37574 N, 79.70553 W
Population (1990): 1029 (423 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 16346
Country: USA

8. Seneca, SC (town, FIPS 65095)
Location: 34.68613 N, 82.95782 W
Population (1990): 7726 (3367 housing units)
Area: 16.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 29678
Country: USA

9. Seneca, SD (town, FIPS 58180)
Location: 45.06097 N, 99.50808 W
Population (1990): 81 (45 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 57473
Country: USA

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Expressions: Seneca

Expressions using "Seneca": Christian Seneca ♦ Lucius Annaeus Seneca ♦ Seneca County ♦ Seneca eil ♦ Seneca Falls ♦ Seneca Gardens ♦ Seneca grass ♦ Seneca Rocks ♦ Seneca root ♦ Seneca snakeroot ♦ vanilla or Seneca grass ♦ West Seneca. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Seneca

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
seneca college	892	seneca valley high school	39
seneca falls new york	723	lake ohio seneca	36
seneca	575	seneca food	36
seneca south carolina	213	seneca cavern	36
casino niagara seneca	182	casino niagra seneca	32
lake seneca	180	seneca valley	32
seneca casino	132	niagara seneca	32
seneca rock	86	piper seneca	30
seneca park zoo	83	seneca high school	29
seneca falls	81	city lake seneca	28
seneca rock wv	61	seneca smoke	28
seneca kansas	59	seneca lake ny	26
seneca cigarette	58	seneca nation	26
hotel seneca	57	seneca wallace	26
seneca hotel chicago	54	seneca county	26
seneca indian	53	journal seneca	24
district school seneca valley	52	seneca missouri	23
seneca illinois	50	seneca county ohio	19
seneca falls convention	49	west seneca	19
college seneca toronto	42	bank falls savings seneca	18
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Seneca

Language		Translations for "Seneca"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		Øímský Filozof A Stoik. (various references)

Greek		Σενεκάσ. (various references)

Mohawk		Shotinontowane'h� ka (the Seneca nation). (various references)

Pig Latin		enecasay

Russian		сенека. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Seneca

Derivations
	Words beginning with "Seneca": senecas. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Seneca" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Saenaua, Sanacja, Sanica, Seleccao, Selnec, senecan, Seneka, Sennaya, Senoch, Sepecat, Seznec, Sieca, Srnecek, Syseca. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Seneca"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "Seneca" (pronounced se"nuku)
4	-n u k u	japonica.
3	-u k u	basilica.
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Anagrams: Seneca

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: encase, seance.
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-n-s"
	-1 letter: acnes, canes, cease, cense, scena, scene.
	-2 letters: aces, acne, anes, cane, cans, case, cees, ease, sane, scan, seen, sene.
	-3 letters: ace, ane, can, cee, ens, nae, nee, sac, sae, sea, sec, see, sen.
	-4 letters: ae, an, as, en, es, na, ne.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-n-s"
	+1 letter: absence, achenes, careens, caserne, cetanes, cleanse, decanes, encages, encased, encases, enchase, enfaces, enlaces, menaces, recanes, scalene, seances, senecas, tenaces.
	+2 letters: absences, acescent, acetones, agencies, ascended, ascender, cadences, canteens, casement, casernes, cayennes, cenacles, centares, cesarean, cheapens, cineaste, cleaners, cleanest, cleansed, cleanser, cleanses, encashed, encashes, enchased, enchaser, enchases, enclaves, enhances, eucaines, evanesce, exsecant, faiences, feasance, fiancees, increase, kneecaps, menacers, nacelles, nascence, notecase, nuclease, penances, reascend, reascent, recleans, reenacts, salience, sapience, sarcenet, scavenge, spacemen, valences, vendaces.
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