Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun seneca

3 senses of seneca

Sense 1
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Seneca -- (Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD))
       INSTANCE OF=> statesman, solon, national leader -- (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
       INSTANCE OF=> dramatist, playwright -- (someone who writes plays)
       INSTANCE OF=> philosopher -- (a specialist in philosophy)

Sense 2
Seneca -- (a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario)
       => Iroquois -- (any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution)

Sense 3
Seneca -- (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca)
       => Iroquoian, Iroquois, Iroquoian language -- (a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois)