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American Indian vs Iroquois

Iroquois vs American Indian

American Indian and Iroquois both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
American Indian Yes No No No
Iroquois Yes No No No
As nouns, Iroquois is a hyponym of American Indian; that is, Iroquois is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than American Indian:
  • American Indian: any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
  • Iroquois: a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois
American Indian (noun) Iroquois (noun)
any of the languages spoken by Amerindians a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the 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
Difference between American Indian and Iroquois

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