Tuscarora

Tus·ca·ro·ra  (tsk-rôr, -rr)

n. pl. Tuscarora or Tus·ca·ro·ras

1.

a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting parts of North Carolina, with present-day populations in western New York and southeast Ontario, Canada. The Tuscarora migrated northward in the 18th century, joining the Iroquois confederacy in 1722 and adopting aspects of the Iroquois culture.

b. A member of this people.

2. The Iroquoian language of the Tuscarora.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Tuscarora - a member of an Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois Iroquois - any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution
	2.	Tuscarora - the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora Iroquoian, Iroquoian language, Iroquois - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois