Five Nations

English

Alternative forms

• 5 Nations

Proper noun

Five Nations

1. (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.
2. (Canada, US) Ellipsis of Iroquois Confederacy of Five Nations. (the original the Iroquois Confederacy; the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca)
3. (US) Synonym of Five Civilized Tribes (the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole)

Related terms

• Six Nations
• Five Nations Iroquois

Translations

Iroquoian Five Nations

• French: Cinq Nations, Cinq-Nations