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Iroquoian
Ir·o·quoi·an I0236200 (îr′ə-kwoi′ən)n.1. A family of North American Indian languages of the eastern part of Canada and the United States that includes Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, Tuscarora, Cherokee, Erie, Huron, and Wyandot.2. A member of an Iroquoian-speaking people.adj. Of or constituting the Iroquoian language family.Iroquoian (ˌɪrəˈkwɔɪən) n (Languages) a family of North American Indian languages including Cherokee, Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, and Onondaga: probably related to Siouanadj1. (Peoples) of or relating to the Iroquois, their culture, or their languages2. (Languages) of or relating to the Iroquois, their culture, or their languagesIr•o•quoi•an (ˌɪr əˈkwɔɪ ən)
n. 1. a family of American Indian languages, including Huron, the languages of the Iroquois Five Nations, and Cherokee, spoken or formerly spoken in the E Great Lakes region and parts of the eastern U.S. 2. a member of an Iroquoian-speaking people. adj. 3. of or pertaining to the Iroquois or the language family Iroquoian. [1690–1700] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Iroquoian - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the IroquoisIroquoian language, IroquoisAmerican-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, American Indian, Indian - any of the languages spoken by AmerindiansCherokee - the Iroquoian language spoken by the CherokeeCayuga - the Iroquoian language spoken by the CayugaMohawk - the Iroquoian language spoken by the MohawkSeneca - the Iroquoian language spoken by the SenecaOneida - the Iroquoian language spoken by the OneidaOnondaga - the Iroquoian language spoken by the OnondagaTuscarora - the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora |
Iroquoian
Iroquoian (ĭr'əkwoi`ən), branch of Native North American languages belonging to the Hokan-Siouan linguistic family, or stock, of North and Central America. See Native American languagesNative American languages,
languages of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere and their descendants. A number of the Native American languages that were spoken at the time of the European arrival in the New World in the late 15th cent.
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Related to Iroquoian: Iroquoian language, MuskogeanSynonyms for Iroquoiannoun a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the IroquoisSynonyms- Iroquoian language
- Iroquois
Related Words- American-Indian language
- Amerind
- Amerindian language
- American Indian
- Indian
- Cherokee
- Cayuga
- Mohawk
- Seneca
- Oneida
- Onondaga
- Tuscarora
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