Haudenosaunee

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊ.də.nəʊˈʃəʊ.ni/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊ.də.noʊˈʃoʊ.ni/
  • Rhymes: -əʊni

Noun

Haudenosaunee pl (plural only)

  1. [from 1851] the Iroquois people collectively.

Usage notes

This name is preferred by some Iroquois people instead of the term "Iroquois" due to the derogatory meaning of the term.

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