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plural noun
a confederacy of Iroquoian Indians: the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca, and, after the 18th century, the Tuscarora.
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  • She will only allow six-foot-two nations to stand in the ranks; but all the world owes much to the little five-foot-five nations.

British Dictionary definitions for Five Nations

Five Nations

pl n
(formerly) a confederacy of North American Indian peoples living mainly in and around present-day New York state, consisting of the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, and SenecasAlso called: Iroquois See also Six Nations
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