Iroquoian

[ir-uh-kwoi-uh n]

noun

a family of North American Indian languages that includes Cherokee, Seneca, Mohawk, and Oneida.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Iroquois people.

of or belonging to the Iroquoian family of languages.

Origin of Iroquoian

First recorded in 1690–1700; Iroquois + -an

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for iroquoian

The Iroquoian tribes were even more intensive agriculturalists and potters.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane
The Wyandots, another Iroquoian tribe, camp in the form of a horse-shoe, every clan together in regular order.
The Truth About Woman|C. Gasquoine Hartley
Mrs. Erminnie A. Smith continued her study of the Iroquoian languages.
Seventh Annual Report|Various
In the Muskogian area the blow-gun is found, and its use extended also to some of the Iroquoian tribes (Cherokee, &c.).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various

The lecturer told us much of the high status and power of women among the Iroquoian tribes.
The Truth About Woman|C. Gasquoine Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for iroquoian

Iroquoian

noun

a family of North American Indian languages including Cherokee, Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, and Onondaga: probably related to Siouan

adjective

of or relating to the Iroquois, their culture, or their languages

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012