Six a.  One more than five; twice three; as, six yards.
 Six Nations Ethnol., a confederation of North American Indians formed by the union of the Tuscaroras and the Five Nations.
 Six points circle. Geom. See Nine points circle, under Nine.


 Tus·ca·ro·ras n. pl.; sing. Tuscarora . Ethnol. A tribe of North American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in North Carolina. They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See Six Nations, under Six.

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 Six Nations
      n : 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) [syn: Iroquois League, League of Iroquois, {Five
          Nations]