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

With European competition beginning in December there are four Prem rounds across six weeks until January, before a 10-week league pause again in February and March for the Six Nations.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

"The Six Nations was challenging but hugely rewarding in equal measure," Scarratt said.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

England scored three first-half tries in a hostile atmosphere as wingers Tommy Freeman and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, who missed this year's Six Nations through injury, looked dangerous throughout the game.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

It continued an ugly theme from England's Six Nations campaign earlier this year, in which their efforts were undermined by eight cards in five matches.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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