five nations in English

noun
1
the original Iroquois confederacy, comprising the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca peoples.

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1. During their meeting , the five nations pledged to hold annual ministerial meetings to discuss progress .

2. 24 The emergence of a Five Nations cup, a handsome piece of silverware has signalled the end of an era.

3. Baister, the former England captain Bill Beaumont and the Five Nations' Committee's supremo, Allan Hosie, met in a pub, and suddenly the whole matter was solved

4. The Haudenosaunee themselves have a long-standing oral tradition that describes the origins of their famed Confederacy, as well as the constitution the five nations created upon forming this league.

5. 19 Clinton just completed a 12-day diplomatic mission across five nations, which included visits to Hong Kong and Shenzhen, where she met with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo on July

6. In swimming, five nations sent their swimmers to participate in 8 events, 5 of freestyle (100 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m, and 4 × 100 m relay) and one of each backstroke (100 m), breaststroke (200 m) and medley (3 × 100 m).