Seneca meaning

UK US /ˈsɛnəkə/ 3 syllables

Seneca (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).

Seneca has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

Seneca as a noun

  1. 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

    Type of: statesman, dramatist, philosopher

    Related forms: Senecan

  2. a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario

    Type of: Iroquois

  3. the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca

    Type of: Iroquoian

How to pronounce Seneca

Seneca is pronounced /ˈsɛnəkə/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in CA · 6-letter words

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