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)
• Syn: ↑League of Iroquois, ↑Five Nations, ↑Six Nations
• Hypernyms: ↑league
Useful english dictionary. 2012.