SIX NATIONS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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)

Synonyms:

Five Nations; Iroquois League; League of Iroquois; Six Nations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Six Nations" is a kind of...):

league (an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action)

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