Iroquoia

English

Etymology

From Iroquois +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɪɹəˈkɔɪə/, /ˌɪɹəˈkwɔɪə/

Proper noun

Iroquoia

  1. The land of the Iroquois, a native American confederacy.
    • 2006, Richard Brookhiser, Iroquoia: A land lost in push by British empire and U.S. settlers:
      Iroquoia was a land rush waiting to happen.
    • 2016, Timothy Shannon, The Oxford Handbook of American Indian History:
      The chapter traces the shifting identity and geographic borders of Iroquoia in the Great Lakes region, from the era of European contact to the present day.
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