Library / English Dictionary

IROQUOIAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois

Synonyms:

Iroquoian; Iroquoian language; Iroquois

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Iroquoian" is a kind of...):

American-Indian language; American Indian; Amerind; Amerindian language; Indian (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Iroquoian"):

Cherokee (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee)

Cayuga (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga)

Mohawk (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk)

Seneca (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca)

Oneida (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida)

Onondaga (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Onondaga)

Tuscarora (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora)

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