iroquois

«iroquois» in Mova's school dictionary: a group of Native American nations, also called the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (the Iroquois; an Iroquois); adjective (Iroquois)

meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) The Iroquois are a group of Native American nations, also called the Haudenosaunee, from what is now New York State and parts of Canada. tree →

2) (a name) Iroquois also names their languages and their league of nations. tree →

sense in the lessons

History and social studies in the USA and Canada: the Iroquois Confederacy joined Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and later Tuscarora nations. They lived in longhouses and grew corn, beans and squash. Many people today prefer their own name, Haudenosaunee.

examples

• The Iroquois lived in long wooden longhouses. tree →
• The Iroquois Confederacy joined six nations. tree →
• We read about the Iroquois in social studies. tree →
• The Iroquois grew corn, beans and squash, called the Three Sisters. tree →
• Many Iroquois people live in New York State and Ontario today. tree →
• The Haudenosaunee are also known as the Iroquois. tree →

note

Capital letter: Iroquois. The «s» is silent: «IR-uh-kwoy». Plural is the same: the Iroquois. Their own name: Haudenosaunee.

In the corpora

• The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also called the Iroquois, joined five, later six, nations in a lasting alliance.

Trees and pragmatics

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