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Five Nations

Five Nations proper noun: an annual rugby union tournament between the nations of France, England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, the predecessor to the Six Nations tournament. Also the ellipsis of Iroquois Confederacy of Five 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. (US) synonym of Five Civilized Tribes (the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole)
    Synonyms:
    Five Civilized Tribes

Also used as

Five Nations is also the ellipsis of Iroquois Confederacy of Five Nations.

Synonyms of Five Nations

  • Five Civilized Tribes

Forms of Five Nations

alternative form5 Nations

Questions about Five Nations

What does Five Nations mean?
Five Nations means an annual rugby union tournament between the nations of France, England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, the predecessor to the Six Nations tournament.
What part of speech is Five Nations?
Five Nations is a proper noun.

Words near Five Nations in the dictionary

  1. Five Islands
  2. five Ks
  3. five lemma
  4. Five Mile High Club
  5. five mineral powder
  6. Five Nations
  7. five o'clock
  8. five o'clock shadow
  9. five o'clock shadows
  10. five of a kind
  11. Five Percenter

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