/aɪˈroʊkwɑː/ i-ROH-kwah

Definitions

1. noun

a member of a Native American people who were originally a confederacy of six nations (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora) in what is now New York state

“The Iroquois Confederacy played a significant role in the French and Indian War.”

2. adjective

relating to the Iroquois people or their language

“The Iroquois language is part of the Iroquoian language family.”

3. proper noun

the Iroquois Confederacy as a whole or the region inhabited by the Iroquois

“The Iroquois are a major part of New York state’s history.”

4. noun

the Iroquois language

“The Iroquois language has a complex grammar system.”