Seneca Village

English Etymology en Seneca+en village. en. Possibly from en la Seneca; or from en pt Senegal of unknown West African origin; or from en nl Sennecaas from en alg indigenous American term. The Seneca were a native tribe found in the Dutch colony of New Netherlands, which may have been an origin of the name. There had been a tradition of naming African American slaves with Classical names, which may give rise to the term Seneca. The freed slaves may have had a memory of their origin in West Africa and the locale name Senegal. Proper noun Seneca Village en historical en former village isl/Manhattan city:Suf/New York co:Suf/New York s:Suf/New York c/USA; a settlement of freed slaves and other African Americans, also containing non-WASP European immigrants, demolished to make way for en Central Park. en 2021 w:Colson Whitehead Harlem Shuffle Fleet 68 The preacher grandfather had been one of the Seneca Village elders, ministering to the free Negro community downtown.