Tuscarora
a member of an Indian people living originally in North Carolina and later, after their admission into the Iroquois confederacy, in New York.
an Iroquoian language, the language of the Tuscarora people.
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How to use Tuscarora in a sentence
Their totem was that of the serpent, and their name is not altogether unlike the Tuscarora name of this animal usquauhne.
The Myths of the New World | Daniel G. BrintonLederer travelled with a Tuscarora (Iroquois) interpreter, who gave them their name in his own tongue.
The Myths of the New World | Daniel G. BrintonCaptain Sanglier here and Arrowhead, this brave Tuscarora, have both informed me that this unfortunate boy is the traitor.
The Pathfinder | James Fenimore Cooper"The Tuscarora was as venemous in his blow as a rattler, though he failed to give the warning," continued Pathfinder.
The Pathfinder | James Fenimore CooperThe Tuscarora, not the Mohawk, was the tribe migrating from the South.
British Dictionary definitions for Tuscarora
/ (ˌtʌskəˈrɔːrə) /
plural -ras or -ra a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in North Carolina, who later moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois
the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family
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