Iroquoian

noun

Ir·​o·​quoi·​an ˌir-ə-ˈkwȯi-ən 

1

plural Iroquoians : a member of any of the peoples constituting the Iroquois

2

: a family of languages spoken by Indigenous peoples of eastern North America including the Cayuga, Cherokee, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora

Iroquoian adjective

Word History

First Known Use

1687, in the meaning defined at sense 1