Five Nations
English
Alternative forms
- 5 Nations
Proper noun
Five Nations
- (Europe, rugby union) an annual rugby union tournament between the nations of France, England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, the predecessor to the Six Nations tournament.
- (Canada, US) Ellipsis of Iroquois Confederacy of Five Nations.} (the original the Iroquois Confederacy; the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca)
- (US) Synonym of Five Civilized Tribes (the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole)
Related terms
- Six Nations
- Five Nations Iroquois
Translations
Iroquoian Five Nations
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