Iroquoian
a family of North American Indian languages that includes Cherokee, Seneca, Mohawk, and Oneida.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Iroquois people.
of or belonging to the Iroquoian family of languages.
Origin of Iroquoian
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How to use Iroquoian in a sentence
In the Muskogian area the blow-gun is found, and its use extended also to some of the Iroquoian tribes (Cherokee, &c.).
The pottery of the Iroquoian and Algonkian tribes of the north-east was, as a rule, rather crude and undeveloped.
In this Algonkian, Iroquoian and Siouan tribes have participated.
The Iroquoian tribes designate this mysterious force orenda.
Comparative Religion | J. Estlin CarpenterThey surrounded the Iroquoian tribes of the north, and, at various places came in contact with members of other stocks.
Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi | David Ives Bushnell
British Dictionary definitions for Iroquoian
/ (ˌɪrəˈkwɔɪən) /
a family of North American Indian languages including Cherokee, Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, and Onondaga: probably related to Siouan
of or relating to the Iroquois, their culture, or their languages
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