Iroquois

American  

[ir-uh-kwoi, -kwoiz] / ˈɪr əˌkwɔɪ, -ˌkwɔɪz /

noun

• Iroquois
  plural

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

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adjective

1. belonging or relating to the Iroquois or their tribes.

Iroquois British  

/ ˈɪrəˌkwɔɪ /

noun

1. a member of any of a group of North American Indian peoples formerly living between the Hudson River and the St Lawrence and Lake Erie See also Five Nations Six Nations

2. any of the Iroquoian languages

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adjective

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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Iroquois
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Iroquois

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Iroquois

Long before hostilities were officially ended by the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697, the Iroquois wanted peace with the French.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Smith's football journey began aged five when she joined Whitby Iroquois SC, and she made her debut in the Canada youth set-up at 12.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025

Matrilineal avuncularity is known from a few ethnographic and historical examples, he notes, such as the Iroquois of North America, and is often unrelated to concerns about female fidelity.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 3, 2024

The officer had confronted Gainer after being summoned by a 911 call on Saturday afternoon to a house in the 13400 block of Iroquois Road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

Two Iroquois rode with us to secure our safe passage.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

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