Six Nations

American  

plural noun

1. the Five Nations of the Iroquois confederacy and the Tuscaroras.

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Six Nations British  

plural noun

1. Also called: Iroquois.  (in North America) the Indian confederacy of the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras See also Five Nations

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Six Nations

World Rugby would help any nation which wants to switch a Six Nations match to the United States, as it continues its drive to spread the game stateside.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

It was, however, the word chosen by Conor O'Shea, the man responsible for overseeing England's international success, to describe the men's team's 2026 Six Nations campaign.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

England head coach Steve Borthwick will have his contract extended past the 2028 Six Nations in a bid to avoid uncertainty over his future before and during next year's Rugby World Cup.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The Seneca Nation also pointed to the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, signed during George Washington’s presidency between the United States and the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, sometimes referred to as the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, developed in what is now the northeastern part of the United States.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz