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Iroquois

Iroquois Meaning & Definition
Iroquois Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Iroquois?

[n] a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois peoples
[n] any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York state; the League of Iroquois (or Five Nations) were allies of the British during the American Revolution

Synonyms | Synonyms for Iroquois: Iroquoian | Iroquoian language

Related Terms | Find terms related to Iroquois:

See Also | American Indian | American Indian | American-Indian language | Amerind | Amerindian language | Cayuga | Cayuga | Cherokee | Cherokee | Erie | Indian | Indian | Mohawk | Mohawk | North American Indian | Oneida | Oneida | Onondaga | Onondaga | Red Indian | Seneca | Seneca | Tuscarora | Tuscarora

Iroquois In Webster's Dictionary

\Ir`o*quois"\, n. sing. & pl. [F.] (Ethnol.) A powerful and warlike confederacy of Indian tribes, formerly inhabiting Central New York and constituting most of the Five Nations. Also, any Indian of the Iroquois tribes.

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