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Iroquois

Ir·o·quois [ írrə kwòy ] (plural Ir·o·quois)


noun 
Definition:
 
member of Native N American people: a member of a former confederacy of six Native North American peoples, the Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Tuscarora. Originally settled along the Hudson River Valley, many Iroquois now live in urban areas.

[Mid-17th century. Via French< Algonquian]

Ir·o·quois adjective
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