Iroquois

n. sing. &

1.

(Ethnol.) A powerful and warlike confederacy of Indian tribes, formerly inhabiting Central New York and constituting most of the Five Nations. Also, any Indian of the Iroquois tribes.

Noun	1.	Iroquois - any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York state; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution
	2.	Iroquois - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois peoples Synonyms: Iroquoian, Iroquoian language

American Indian, Cayuga, Cherokee, Erie, Indian, Mohawk, North American Indian, Oneida, Onondaga, Red Indian, Seneca, Tuscarora