Iroquois

[ ir-uh-kwoi, -kwoiz ]

/ ˈɪr əˌkwɔɪ, -ˌkwɔɪz /

noun, plural Ir·o·quois.

a member of a North American Indian confederacy, the Five Nations, comprising the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, and later the Tuscaroras.

adjective

belonging or relating to the Iroquois or their tribes.

Origin of Iroquois

1660–70, Americanism; < French: adaptation of an unidentified term in an Algonquian language

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Examples from the Web for iroquois

He also fell in love with an Iroquois girl and concealed her within his home, under the care of one of his slaves.
New York’s Scariest Night Out: The Ghosts, Rats, and Lunatics of ‘Nightmare New York’|Justin Jones|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kessenich, to be fair, has also lavished the Iroquois with praise for their skills and sportsmanship in subsequent games.
A Millennium After Inventing the Game, the Iroquois Are Lacrosse’s New Superpower|Evin Demirel|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If for nothing else, lacrosse matters because it reminds us the Iroquois still exist.
A Millennium After Inventing the Game, the Iroquois Are Lacrosse’s New Superpower|Evin Demirel|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the teams played the Sunday before, the Iroquois lost by only a single point.
A Millennium After Inventing the Game, the Iroquois Are Lacrosse’s New Superpower|Evin Demirel|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

These comments incited an uproar among Iroquois fans believing Kessenich had disrespected their tradition.
A Millennium After Inventing the Game, the Iroquois Are Lacrosse’s New Superpower|Evin Demirel|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Finally the Iroquois determined to make an end of the Hurons.
The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History|Various
Mr. Frankenstein said that the stage manager told him that the Iroquois stage was not equipped with a true fire curtain.
Chicago's Awful Theater Horror|Various
From that time forward, there was dread of Iroquois surprises in the camp.
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime|William Henry Atherton
The Iroquois were ten strong, and soon it looked as if all our friends would undoubtedly be killed and scalped.
Marching on Niagara|Edward Stratemeyer
For every whoop of the Hurons, the Iroquois give an angry yell of defiance.
Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880|Various

British Dictionary definitions for iroquois

Iroquois

/ (ˈɪrəˌkwɔɪ, -ˌkwɔɪz) /

noun plural -quois

a member of any of a group of North American Indian peoples formerly living between the Hudson River and the St Lawrence and Lake ErieSee also Five Nations, Six Nations

any of the Iroquoian languages

adjective

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

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Word Origin and History for iroquois

Iroquois

1660s, from French (c.1600); not an Iroquoian word, perhaps from an Algonquian language. Related: Iroquoian.

Iroquois

noun, plural Ir·o·quois.

adjective

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Iroquois

noun plural -quois

adjective

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