Six Nations Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations)
Iroquois League; Five Nations; League of Iroquois.
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(Ethnol.) , a confederation of North American Indians formed by the union of the Tuscaroras and the Five Nations.