n.
Pronunciation: ' ir- ə - ˌ kwo ̇ i also - ˌ kwä
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Iroquois \ - ˌ kwo ̇ i(z), - ˌ kwä(z) \
Etymology: French, probably of Algonquian origin
Date: 1666
1 plural : an American Indian confederacy orig. 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