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Six Nations

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1. Six Nations - Noun

2. Six Nations - Proper noun

Meaning

a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations)

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The Common Market. The so-called Common Market of six nations. Know them all well. Very recently this country spent a great deal of blood and treasure rescuing four of 'em from attacks by the other two. Clement Attlee

About a dozen Six Nations people stopped construction at the housing development site two weeks ago saying they did not agree with the deal the developers made with Six Nations Elected Council. Source: Internet

After an opening 42-0 defeat by Wales, Smith has a real task on his hands to galvanise a nation with such a small playing pool and who have enjoyed so little success in the Six Nations. Source: Internet

A Nations Championship would see the results from regular competitions like the Six Nations and the Rugby Championship count towards a league, as would 'home and away' cross-hemisphere matches. Source: Internet

All of the hunters were from the Six Nations on the Grand River reserve in Brantford. Source: Internet

As the 2010s approached, it had been speculated that Italy's Six Nations home matches would in the future be held at football stadiums such as the Stadio Olimpico in Rome or in the North where rugby is most popular. Source: Internet

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