I. |irə|kwȯi(y)ən, -wäyən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Iroquoi s (II) + -an
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the language family Iroquoian or one of its members
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Iroquois
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
1. : a language family of eastern No. America including Cayuga, Cherokee, Conestoga, Erie, Huron, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca, Tuscarora
2. : a member of any of the peoples constituting the Iroquois