Iroquois

noun

Ir·​o·​quois ˈir-ə-ˌkwȯi 

 also  -ˌkwä

1

: a confederacy of Indigenous peoples originally of New York consisting of the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca and later including the Tuscarora

2

plural Iroquois ˈir-ə-ˌkwȯi(z) 

-ˌkwä(z)

: a member of any of the Iroquois peoples

Word History

Etymology

French, probably of Algonquian origin

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Iroquois

noun

Ir·​o·​quois ˈir-ə-ˌkwȯi 

plural Iroquois -ˌkwȯi(z) 

: a member of any of the peoples of an Indigenous confederacy that existed originally in central New York state