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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations) wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   an annual rugby union tournament between the nations of France, England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, the predecessor to the Six Nations tournament. Europe
2. 2
   Ellipsis of Iroquois Confederacy of Five Nations (“the original the Iroquois Confederacy; the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca”). Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
3. 3
   Synonym of Five Civilized Tribes (the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole) US

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iroquoisiroquois leagueleague of iroquoissix nations