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Haudenosaunee

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈhəʊ.də.nəʊˈʃəʊ.ni/
  • US: /ˈhoʊ.də.noʊˈʃoʊ.ni/
  • rhymes with -əʊni

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noun

Meaning 1

the Iroquois people collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Seneca Hodínöhšö꞉ni꞉h, meaning "the longhouse builders": an autonym shared among the Six Nations.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cayuga: Hodinǫ̱hsǫ́:nih — the Iroquois people collectively
  • Mohawk: Rotinonshón꞉ni — the Iroquois people collectively
  • Onondaga: Ganųhcyų́·nih — the Iroquois people collectively
  • Seneca: Hodínöhšö:ni:h — the Iroquois people collectively
  • Tuscarora: Akunęhsyę̀·niˀ — the Iroquois people collectively