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# tuscarora

noun (the Tuscarora, a Tuscarora); proper noun, usually with a capital T

«tuscarora» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) The Tuscarora are a Native American people who lived in what is now North Carolina and later moved north to New York and Ontario, Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tuscarora/#m1)
2. Tuscarora is also their language, which belongs to the Iroquoian family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tuscarora/#m2)
3. (a name) Tuscarora is also used as a place name for towns, a mountain area and a nation's reservation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tuscarora/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons about North America: the Tuscarora joined the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy in the 1720s, making it the Six Nations. It is a name, written with a capital letter.

### Examples

- The Tuscarora once lived in North Carolina. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tuscarora/#x1)
- The Tuscarora joined the Iroquois Confederacy and it became the Six Nations. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tuscarora/#x2)
- Some Tuscarora people live on a reservation in New York State. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tuscarora/#x3)
- Tuscarora is an Iroquoian language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tuscarora/#x4)
- We read about the Tuscarora in our history project. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tuscarora/#x5)

### Note

A proper noun: write it with a capital T. The plural is usually «Tuscarora» (the people). Spelling: tus-ca-RO-ra. It is a real people's name, so use it respectfully.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tuscarora» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tuscarora/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tuscarora» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tuscarora.html) on Mova free.