tuscaroras Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of an Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois
    Tuscarora.
  2. noun the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora
    Tuscarora.

WordNet

Tus`ca*ro"ras noun plural
Wordforms
singular Tuscarora
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in North Carolina. They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See Six Nations, under Six.

Webster 1913