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

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