Synonyms:
Iroquoian, Iroquois, Iroquoian_language
Meaning: a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois
Synonyms:
Iroquois
Meaning: any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution
Usage examples
He set out accordingly with three of the principal Iroquois.
These poor people fell into ambuscades of our Iroquois enemies.
The Iroquois, in great delight, demanded to be shown where they were.
The Iroquois were surrounded, and a desperate fight ensued in the dark.
He had come, he declared, with no other thought than that of joining them, and turning Iroquois, as they had done.
Iroquois bullets and tomahawks had killed the Hurons by hundreds, but famine and disease had killed incomparably more.
The united parties soon after reached Montreal; but the Hurons refused to remain in a spot so exposed to the Iroquois.
Suddenly they were set upon by a troop of Iroquois, who had crouched behind thickets, rocks, and fallen trees, to waylay them.
The Iroquois rushed upon them, mangled their bodies with tomahawks and swords, stripped them, and then flung them into the torrent.
Three of the Iroquois, immediately before the slaughter began, had received from Etienne a warning of their danger in time to make their escape.