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six nations

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
six -na-tions
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ellipsis of Iroquois Confederacy of Six Nations (“the Five Nations adding the Tuscarora to make Six in the Iroquois Confederacy”).

Canadian usage; American usage

name

Ellipsis of Six Nations Championship (an annual rugby union tournament between the nations of Italy, France, England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, the successor to the Five Nations tournament.)

name

Ellipsis of Six Nations of the Grand River.

Canadian usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

6 Nations (alternative)

Phrases

Five Nations Six Nations Iroquois

Frequently Paired Words

Five Nations Six Nations Iroquois

Synonyms

iroquois league league of iroquois five nations

Questions

What does six nations mean?
Ellipsis of Iroquois Confederacy of Six Nations (“the Five Nations adding the Tuscarora to make Six in the Iroquois Confederacy”).

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