Crossword clues for iroquoian
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Iroquoian \Ir`o*quoi"an\ ([i^]r`[-o]*kwoi"an), a. 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. An Indian of an Iroquoian tribe.
Usage examples of "iroquoian".
On the whole, the speech of the Siouan stock may be said to have been fairly developed, and may, with the Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Shoshonean, be regarded as typical for the portion of North America lying north of Mexico.
Algonquian, Athapascan, Iroquoian, Shoshonean, Siouan, and others of more limited extent.
To the west and northwest were other Iroquoian tribes, such as the Wenro, the Erie, and the Tobacco nation.