1
plural Oneida or Oneidas
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of upstate New York
2
: the Iroquoian language of the Oneida people
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As the wildcat strike by correction officers continued Thursday, an Oneida County grand jury indicted six guards on murder charges in the Dec. 9 caught-on-video beating death of Robert Brooks in an upstate facility.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued multiple weather advisories and warnings for Central New York, including Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Onondaga, Madison and Oneida counties.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
The heaviest snow is forecast further east, with the NWS warning of between six and nine inches for Central Interior Cumberland and Coastal Cumberland counties in Maine, along with Chenango, Madison, Otsego, and Southern Oneida counties in New York state.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Robert Brooks, who died on Dec. 10 after an encounter with Department of Corrections and Community Supervision officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued multiple weather advisories and warnings for Central New York, including Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Onondaga, Madison and Oneida counties.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
The heaviest snow is forecast further east, with the NWS warning of between six and nine inches for Central Interior Cumberland and Coastal Cumberland counties in Maine, along with Chenango, Madison, Otsego, and Southern Oneida counties in New York state.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Robert Brooks, who died on Dec. 10 after an encounter with Department of Corrections and Community Supervision officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Oneida.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Oneida. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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