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iroquoian

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Ir⋅o⋅quoi⋅an

  [ir-uh-kwoi-uhn]
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–noun
1. a family of North American Indian languages that includes Cherokee, Seneca, Mohawk, and Oneida.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Iroquois people.
3. of or belonging to the Iroquoian family of languages.
Origin:
1690–1700; Iroquois + -an
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Ir·o·quoi·an   (îr'ə-kwoi'ən)   
n.  

  1. A family of North American Indian languages of the eastern part of Canada and the United States that includes Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, Tuscarora, Cherokee, Erie, Huron, and Wyandot.

  2. A member of an Iroquoian-speaking people.

adj.  Of or constituting the Iroquoian language family.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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