Iroquois

/ˌɪrəˈk(w)ɔɪ/

Definitions of Iroquois

1. noun

   a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois
   synonyms: Iroquoian, Iroquoian language

   types:

   Cherokee

   the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee

   Cayuga

   the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga

   Mohawk

   the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk

   Seneca

   the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca

   Oneida

   the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida

   Onondaga

   the Iroquoian language spoken by the Onondaga

   Tuscarora

   the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora

   type of:

   American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language

   a dated term referring to any of the languages spoken by Indigenous people in the Americas
2. noun

   any member of the Native American peoples on land that later became New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution
   types:

   Cayuga

   a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living around Cayuga Lake in New York State

   Cherokee

   a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma

   Erie

   a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York

   Mohawk

   a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State

   Oneida

   a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario

   Onondaga

   a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence River

   Seneca

   a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario

   Tuscarora

   a member of an Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois

   type of:

   American Indian, Red Indian

   a dated term referring to the Indigenous people of North, Central, and South America