Five Nations


plural noun
  1. a confederacy of Iroquoian Indians: the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca, and, after the 18th century, the Tuscarora.

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  • She will only allow six-foot-two nations to stand in the ranks; but all the world owes much to the little five-foot-Five Nations.

British Dictionary definitions for Five Nations

Five Nations

pl n
  1. (formerly) a confederacy of North American Indian peoples living mainly in and around present-day New York state, consisting of the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, and Senecas: Also called: Iroquois See also Six Nations

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