Main Entry:

Ir·o·quois

Pronunciation:

\ˈir-ə-ˌkwȯi also -ˌkwä\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Iroquois \-ˌkwȯi(z), -ˌkwä(z)\

Etymology:

French, probably of Algonquian origin

Date:

1666

1plural : an American Indian confederacy originally of New York consisting of the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca and later including the Tuscarora2: a member of any of the Iroquois peoples