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Iroquois Common

Iroquois has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois

3

A member of a confederacy of (originally) five Native American (Indian) tribes: the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, and the Senecas. Also known as the Iroquois League.

Proper Noun
1

Any of the languages of the Iroquois, belonging to the Iroquoian family of languages.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Amerindian Amerind
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Cayuga Cherokee Erie Mohawk Oneida Onondaga Seneca Tuscarora
Rhyming Words
ois fois bois lois dois pois laois whois alois clois elois trois semois niçois yprois valois galois dubois artois putois
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