The name Canada comes from the Iroquoian word kanata, which means "village" or "settlement".
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Iroquoian
//ɪrəˈkwɔɪən//
Synonyms for "iroquoian" (3 found)
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Dutch
1 entries- Irokees adj (of or pertaining to a Native American language family including the Iroquois and Cherokee)
Finnish
2 entries- irokeesi adj (of or pertaining to a Native American language family including the Iroquois and Cherokee)
- irokeesi noun (a member of the Iroquois people)
French
2 entries- iroquoien adj (of or pertaining to a Native American language family including the Iroquois and Cherokee)
- Iroquoien noun (a member of the Iroquois people)
Polish
3 entries- irokeski adj (of or pertaining to a Native American language family including the Iroquois and Cherokee)
- Irokez noun (a member of the Iroquois people)
- Irokezka noun (a member of the Iroquois people)
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