English noun: Seneca | |||
1. | Seneca (person) 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 | ||
Instance hypernym | dramatist, national leader, philosopher, playwright, solon, statesman | ||
2. | Seneca (person) a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Iroquois | ||
3. | Seneca (communication) the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Iroquoian, Iroquoian language, Iroquois | ||