Iroquois

Ir·o·quois

noun \ˈir-ə-ˌkwȯi also -ˌkwä\

plural Iroquois\-ˌkwȯi(z), -ˌkwä(z)\

Definition of IROQUOIS

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

Origin of IROQUOIS

French, probably of Algonquian origin

First Known Use: 1666

Other Anthropology Terms

ectomorph, ethnography, prehistory, yurt

Rhymes with IROQUOIS

Adonai, altar boy, attaboy, bullyboy, cabin boy, Charleroi, chorus boy, copyboy, corduroy, good old boy, hoi polloi, mama's boy, Niterói, office boy, paperboy, poster boy, pretty boy, redeploy, roaring boy, sonobuoy, teddy boy, Tinkertoy, water boy, whipping boy