Iroquois League

[ (ir-uh-kwoy) ]

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A confederacy of Native American tribes in upper New York state, dating to the sixteenth century.

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But as an American creating a new brand here, and living the daily life of the souk, he seems to be in a league of his own.
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Meanwhile, the Anti-Defamation League issued a statement deploring the state GOP for its failure to censure Duke.
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This initiative had the support of all 22 members of the Arab League, which in and of itself is remarkable.
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I spoke to the League of Women Voters, a pretty liberal group... I still went and spoke to them.
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And as far as security at the screenings goes, League says his theaters have taken the necessary precautions.
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We were still one league and a half from the island when the twilight ended and night came on.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The solemn league and covenant burned by the common hangman at London, and afterwards throughout the country.
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That it comes from another and similar Iroquois word, meaning "lake," being applied to the country as a region abounding in lakes.
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Another such case is found in the account of the league between Joshua and the princes of the congregation, and the Gibeonites.
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Looked at in its proper light, the Corn-law League is nothing but an abominable conspiracy against labour.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various