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Oriska

Oriska proper noun: a former Oneida settlement in New York, near what is now Oriskany in Oneida County.

Proper noun (1)

Oriska

  1. (historical) A former Oneida settlement in New York, near what is now Oriskany in Oneida County.

Proper noun (2)

Oriska

  1. A city in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.
    Synonyms:
    Fourth Siding

Synonyms of Oriska

Origin of Oriska

Borrowed from Oneida [Term?].

The town was originally called Fourth Siding since the town was originally founded in 1872, but was changed to Oriska in 1881. Oriska was named for a Native American character in a poem by Lydia Sigourney.

Words formed from Oriska

Questions about Oriska

What does Oriska mean?
Oriska means a former Oneida settlement in New York, near what is now Oriskany in Oneida County.
What part of speech is Oriska?
Oriska is a proper noun.

Words near Oriska in the dictionary

  1. orisas
  2. orisci
  3. oriscus
  4. orisha
  5. orishas
  6. Oriska
  7. Oriskany
  8. Oriskany Falls
  9. Orislav
  10. orismological
  11. orismologist

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