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Five Nations

pl.n.

The Iroquois confederacy as originally formed by the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca peoples.

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Five Nations

pl n

(Historical Terms) (formerly) a confederacy of North American Indian peoples living mainly in and around present-day New York state, consisting of the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, and Senecas. Also called: Iroquois See also Six Nations

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Five′ Na′tions

n.pl.

the Iroquois Indian confederacy of New York, comprising the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca.

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Five Nations - a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations)

Iroquois League, League of Iroquois, Six Nations

league - an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action

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* Mingo was the Delaware term of the Five Nations. Maquas was the name given them by the Dutch.

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