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Tuscarora

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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.

Tuscarora [ˌtʌskəˈrɔːrə]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -ras, -ra a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in North Carolina, who later moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.TuscaroraTuscarora - 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.TuscaroraTuscarora - the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora
Iroquoian, Iroquoian language, Iroquois - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois


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"Them careless imps, the Mohawks, with their Tuscarora and Onondaga brethren, have been here slaking their thirst," he muttered, "and the vagabonds have thrown away the gourd
The Tuscaroras were admitted to this union near a century after its foundation, and thus completed the number of six.
 
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