a member of any of a group of Native American peoples formerly living between theHudson River and the St Lawrence and Lake Erie
See also Five Nations, Six Nations
2.
any of the Iroquoian languages
adjective
3.
of or relating to the Iroquois, their language, or their culture
Iroquois in American English
(ˈirəˌkwɔi, -ˌkwɔiz) (nounplural -quois)
noun
1.
a member of a Native American confederacy, the Five Nations, comprising the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, and later the Tuscaroras
adjective
2.
belonging or relating to the Iroquois or their tribes
Word origin
[1660–70, Amer.; ‹ F: adaptation of an unidentified term in an Algonquian language]