Iroquoian

Dictionary: Ir·o·quoi·an (îr'ə-kwoi'ən) pronunciation

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.
A member of an Iroquoian-speaking people.

adj.
Of or constituting the Iroquoian language family.

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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 languages.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois peoples
Synonyms: Iroquois, Iroquoian language

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