Cayugas \Ca*yu"gas\, n. pl.; sing. {Cayuga}. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting western New-York,
forming part of the confederacy called the Five Nations.
Cayuga
n 1: a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living around
Cayuga Lake in New York state
2: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga people