HyperDic: five_nations

English > 1 sense of the expression Five Nations:
NOUNgroupFive Nations, Iroquois League, League of Iroquois, Six Nationsa league of Iroquois tribes including originally / originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations)
English > Five Nations: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA league of Iroquois tribes including originally / originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations).
SynonymsIroquois League, League of Iroquois, Six Nations
BroaderleagueAn association of states / states or organizations or individuals for common action

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