IROQUOIAN
Iroquoian, Iroquois, Iroquoian language
(noun) a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ir`o*quoi"an (ir`o*kwoi"an), a.
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or designating, one of the principal
linguistic stocks of the North American Indians. The territory of the
northern Iroquoian tribes, of whom the Five Nations, or Iroquois
proper, were the chief, extended from the shores of the St. Lawrence
and of Lakes Huron, Ontario, and Erie south, through eastern
Pennsylvania, to Maryland; that of the southern tribes, of whom the
Cherokees were chief, formed part of Virginia, the Carolinas,
Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. All of the tribes were
agricultural, and they were noted for large, communal houses,
palisaded towns, and ability to organize, as well as for skill in
war. --n.
Definition: An Indian of an Iroquoian tribe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition