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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
   Ellipsis of Iroquois Confederacy of Six Nations (“the Five Nations adding the Tuscarora to make Six in the Iroquois Confederacy”). Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
2. 2
   Ellipsis of Six Nations Championship (an annual rugby union tournament between the nations of Italy, France, England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, the successor to the Five Nations tournament.) Europe, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
3. 3
   Ellipsis of Six Nations of the Grand River. Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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five nationsiroquois leagueleague of iroquois