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Group of 12–13 Native American tribes
The Illinois Confederation, also referred to as the Illiniwek or Illini, were a loosely organized group of 12 or 13 tribes who lived in the Mississippi
Illinois_Confederation
Union of sovereign states linked by treaty
A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a political union of sovereign states or chiefdoms united for purposes of common action. Usually
Confederation
Algonquian language of the Midwestern US
approximate the lingua franca of the Illinois Confederation as a whole. Individual tribes within the Confederation, however, may well have spoken distinct
Miami–Illinois_language
Historical French colony in what became the Midwestern United States
The "Illinois" in the territory's name is a reference to the Illinois Confederation, a group of related Algonquian native peoples. The Illinois Country
Illinois_Country
City in Illinois, United States
in 1825 and was named after the Peoria people, a member of the Illinois Confederation. On October 16, 1854, Abraham Lincoln made his Peoria speech against
Peoria,_Illinois
Former Native American tribe
The Cahokia (Miami-Illinois: Kahokiaki) were an Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe and member of the Illinois Confederation; their territory was
Cahokia_people
U.S. state
was the Illinois Confederation or Illini, a political alliance. Around the time of European contact in 1673, the Illinois confederation had an estimated
Illinois
Former mascot of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
conjunction with the University of Illinois football team by football coach Bob Zuppke, referring to the Illinois Confederation of Native Americans who historically
Chief_Illiniwek
Historic waterway in the United States
During the summer of 1673 members of the Kaskaskia, a tribe of the Illinois Confederation, guided French explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette—the
Chicago_Portage
18th-century Native American war chief
Michigamie, along with the other bands in the Illinois Confederation, had been attacked by a general confederation of the Sauk, Fox, Kickapoo, Sioux, Chippewa
Pontiac_(Odawa_leader)
Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America
dozen cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation, also called the Illinois Confederation. Their longstanding homeland was in the Great Lakes
Kaskaskia
County in Illinois, United States
of the Illinois Confederation to Christianity. The area became the center of the French Illinois Country. Prior to the establishment of Illinois as a state
St._Clair_County,_Illinois
Native American tribe in Oklahoma
Peoria people are the remnants of the nations that constituted the Illinois Confederation. The Peoria Tribe was located east of the Mississippi River and
Peoria_people
Overview of historical confederations
Confederations include: Includes confederations of confederations: The Ancient Greeks formed many Leagues which often acted as confederations and alliances usually
List_of_confederations
Historical Native American tribe from Illinois
The Michigamea were a Native American tribe in the Illinois Confederation. The Mitchigamea may have spoken an Algonquian or a Siouan-Catawban language
Mitchigamea
State park in Illinois, United States
north side of the Illinois River was known as the Grand Village of the Illinois. The Kaskaskia were members of the Illinois Confederation, who inhabited
Starved_Rock_State_Park
Athletics teams of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
back to 1900. The University of Illinois official team name is the Fighting Illini. The Illiniwek, Illinois Confederation, or Illini, were made up of 12
Illinois_Fighting_Illini
Native American tribe originally located in western Indiana
The Wea (Miami–Illinois: Waayaahtanwa) were a Miami–Illinois-speaking Native American tribe originally located in western Indiana. Historically, they
Wea
1701 peace treaty between New France and First Nations
Kondiaronk, Houatsaranti and Quarante Sols (Huron of the St. Joseph) Illinois Confederation, represented by Onanguice (Potawatomi) and possibly by Courtemanche
Great_Peace_of_Montreal
Archaeological site in Illinois, United States
Mexico. According to a theory by historian Robert Morrissey, the Illinois Confederation people were adept at exploiting their location in the ecotone between
Grand_Village_of_the_Illinois
Indigenous people from the Northeastern Woodlands, U.S.
they attacked the tribes of the Illinois Confederation (Mashkotêwa) and tried to invade their tribal areas. The Illinois (Inoca) became their worst common
Sauk_people
Conflict between Britain and France (1721–1763)
their allies the Choctaws, Quapaw, and Illinois Confederation. The Province of Louisiana extended from Illinois to New Orleans, and the French fought to
Chickasaw_Wars
Native American ethnic group
River valley of North America, and a member of the Illiniwek or Illinois Confederation of 12 or 13 tribes. The name "Tamaroa" is a derivative of the word
Tamaroa_people
Topics referred to by the same term
Archibald Johnston Illinois Jacquet (1922–2004), jazz saxophone player Illinois Confederation, a group of Native American tribes The Illinois, a proposed mile-high
Illinois_(disambiguation)
Archaeological site in Illinois, United States
located near Starved Rock, on the Illinois River across from the Zimmerman site (a.k.a. Grand Village of the Illinois. It is a multi-component site representing
Hotel_Plaza_site
Topics referred to by the same term
Carbondale, Illinois Illini State Park, an Illinois state park on 510 acres (206 ha) in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States Illinois Confederation (also
Illini
River in Illinois, USA
banks of the Illinois across from Starved Rock at the Grand Village of the Illinois, near present-day Utica. The Illinois Confederation were the primary
Illinois_River
Church) 1663–1665 – Kingdom of Loango (briefly Roman Catholic) 1675 – Illinois Confederation (Roman Catholic Church) 1680 – Siau goes from Catholic to Reformed
Timeline of official adoptions of Christianity
Timeline_of_official_adoptions_of_Christianity
Scenic Ozark river in Arkansas and Oklahoma
the river was designated as a main waterway for the Cherokees The Illinois Confederation included the Peoria, Miami, Wei and Kaskaskia tribes. These tribes
Illinois River (Arkansas–Oklahoma)
Illinois_River_(Arkansas–Oklahoma)
Ethnic group
The Moingona or Moingwena (Miami-Illinois: mooyiinkweena) were a historic Miami-Illinois tribe. They may have been close allies of or perhaps part of
Moingona
City in the United States
city. Historic accounts indicate occupation of this area by the Illinois Confederation at the time of European contact. Earlier native settlement is demonstrated
Alton,_Illinois
City in Illinois, United States
state. Before European settlers arrived, much of Illinois was inhabited by the Illinois Confederation, a coalition of related Native American tribes. Unlike
Wilmington,_Illinois
Coastline in Central America
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Mosquito_Coast
One of the Great Lakes of North America
European maps of the region, the name of Lake Illinois has been found (named for the Illinois Confederation of tribes), in addition to that of "Michigan"
Lake_Michigan
First constitution of the United States from 1781 to 1789
The Articles of Confederation, officially the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement and early body of law in the Thirteen Colonies
Articles_of_Confederation
Chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Aleutian_Islands
1438–1533 empire in South America
History of Peru History of smallpox § Epidemics in the Americas Muisca Confederation Periodization of pre-Columbian Peru Population history of indigenous
Inca_Empire
Archaeological site in Illinois, United States
The Oak Forest Site (11Ck-53) is located in Oak Forest, Cook County, Illinois, near the city of Chicago. It is classified as a late prehistoric to Protohistoric/Early
Oak_Forest_Site
Indigenously-inhabited area of Chile
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Araucanía_(historic_region)
Mississaugas Potawatomi Algonquin Shawnee Wenro Mahican Innu Abenaki Miami Illinois Confederation other nations allied with France France Indecisive Great Peace
List_of_American_Indian_Wars
Native American confederacy
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Council_of_Three_Fires
Village in Illinois, United States
transporting herd animals and trade items. Though the Potawatomi and Illinois Confederation tribes were native to the area, the Sauk people, from Michigan,
Sauk_Village,_Illinois
Village in Illinois, USA
was 325. The future site of Hume was most likely part of the Illinois Confederation in the Pre-Columbian period. White settlers of the 19th century in the
Hume,_Illinois
Archaeological site in Illinois, United States
(11Ck-4) is located on Thorn Creek in Thornton, Illinois Cook County Forest Preserve in Cook County, Illinois, near the city of Chicago. It is classified
Hoxie_Farm_site
City in Illinois, United States
encountered by European settlers were members of what became the Illinois Confederation, though they had moved to the area from the Great Lakes region only
Columbia,_Illinois
Village in Illinois, United States of America
inhabitants of the region were the Illinois Confederation; they comprised multiple tribes and mainly lived in central Illinois. Throughout the 1700s, the Iroquois
Buffalo_Grove,_Illinois
Indigenous people of North America
along the south central Wabash River that now includes western Indiana and Illinois. Their territory was to the north of Kickapoo (around Vincennes) and the
Piankeshaw
Archaeological site in Illinois, United States
Anker Site (11Ck-21) is located on the Little Calumet River near Chicago, Illinois. It is classified as a late prehistoric site with Upper Mississippian Huber
Anker_Site
Large plateau in west-central South America
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Altiplano
Historic Places listings in Illinois List of National Historic Landmarks by state List of National Natural Landmarks in Illinois Eligibility was granted in
List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois
List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Illinois
Former region of the US Southwest occupied by the Comanche people
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Comancheria
Traditional Mapuche area in the Andes
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Puelmapu
Female chief of the Ho-Chunk
European contact. Following destructive wars with the neighboring Illinois Confederation and the introduction of the fur trade in the 17th century, Ho-Chunk
Glory_of_the_Morning
Florida (1812) Republic of the Floridas (1817) Lenapehoking (1830) Illinois Confederation (1832) Republic of Indian Stream (1832–1835) Republic of Texas (1836–1846)
List of former sovereign states
List_of_former_sovereign_states
French coureur des bois (1598 – 1642)
had knowledge of the Illinois Confederation, suggesting that he could have traveled south through what is now Wisconsin into Illinois. However, Vimont writes
Jean_Nicolet
City in Illinois, US
Anglo-Americans in the 19th century, this area was long occupied by the Illinois Confederation, a loose grouping of up to 12 to 15 Native American tribes. The
Belvidere,_Illinois
Archaeological site in southwestern Illinois, US
Vacant Quarter in the mid-17th century, specifically those of the Illinois Confederation. The Cahokia tribe was one such group and from whom the site gets
Cahokia
National territory of the Mi'kmaq
and warfare. The power held within Mi'kma'ki faded further after the Confederation of Canada in 1867 united the colonies, establishing four provinces.
Mi'kma'ki
17th-century French Jesuit missionary and explorer in North America
would become the city of Chicago. As welcomed guests of the Illinois Confederation, the explorers were feasted en route and fed ceremonial foods such as
Jacques_Marquette
Wars involving France from 987 until 1792
Potawatomi, Algonquin, Shawnee, Wenro, Mahican, Innu, Abenaki, Miami, Illinois Confederation, other nations allied with France Supported by: France Haudenosaunee
List of wars involving the Kingdom of France
List_of_wars_involving_the_Kingdom_of_France
Southern Colonies, as well as in the British-controlled Ohio Country and Illinois Country. There are 20 military conflicts in this list, excluded are all
List of 18th-century wars involving the Thirteen Colonies
List_of_18th-century_wars_involving_the_Thirteen_Colonies
Former state in El Grullo, Mexico
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Ayotlan_(state)
Maya kingdom from the Classic period ruled by the Kaanu'l dynasty of Dzibanche
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Kaan_kingdom
Geographical region inhabited by the Apache people
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Apachería
Archaeological culture in North America
Urbana, Illinois: Illinois Archaeological Survey, Bulletin No. 3. Brown, James A. (1967). The Gentleman Farm Site. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State
Upper_Mississippian_culture
founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illinois Confederation (which will in time grow into the city of Chicago). January 15 –
1674_in_France
Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, U.S.
The Miami (Miami–Illinois: Myaamiaki) are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, whose Miami–Illinois language is one of the Algonquian languages
Miami_people
Country of the Heiltsuk Nation
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Waxvwuisaxv
Historical region between the Great Lakes of North America
area and the consolidation of the four peoples making up the Wendat confederation in Huronia was complete about 1600. Joining the Wendat were at least
Huronia_(region)
State in central Mexico (c. 1300–1530)
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Purépecha_Empire
of the Catholic faith won some converts among the Natives of the Illinois Confederation, and Cahokia and Peoria were the sites of two large semi-urban agricultural
Edwards_Trace
Native American paramount chiefdom
Chattahoochee River, one of the founding provinces of the Muscogee Confederation. However, the majority likely relocated to their coastal allies and
Ocute
Teganissorens as a blind, and were taking the field against the Illinois Confederation, while pretending to wish for peace. But the French governor dismissed
Teganissorens
Historical territory of the Mapuche people
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Wallmapu
Ancestral homeland of the Lenape people
throughout all of New England, down into northern South Carolina, the Lenape Confederation stretched from the southern shores of modern-day Delaware along the
Lenapehoking
City in Wisconsin, United States
November 1674, while traveling from Green Bay to the territory of the Illinois Confederation, Father Jacques Marquette and his assistants, Jacques Largillier
Racine,_Wisconsin
Cree territory equivalent to a regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Eeyou_Istchee
Region of Virginia from 1778 to 1787
Illinois County, Virginia, was a political and geographic region, part of the British Province of Quebec, claimed during the American Revolutionary War
Illinois_County,_Virginia
Ancestral homeland of the Atikamekw people of southwestern Quebec, Canada
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Nitaskinan
Inuit regions of Canada
quasi-central government for Inuit affairs within Canada. While Nunavut's confederation within Canada in 1999 via the Nunavut Act and Nunavut Land Claims Agreement
Inuit_Nunangat
Native American and First Nations Wabanaki Nation
'Dawnland') is a North American First Nations and Native American confederation of five principal Eastern Algonquian nations: the Abenaki, Mi'kmaq,
Wabanaki_Confederacy
Conflict between Potawatomi and European settlers
Southern Illinois, the region was home to various indigenous groups, most notably the Illiniwek, or Illinois Confederation. This confederation was composed
Wood_River_Massacre
de Señas Mexicana Signed in: Mexico Miami-Illinois – Myaamia Spoken in: the Illinois Confederation (Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Michigan , Ohio , and
List_of_language_names
Series of two conflicts between the Indigenous Meskwaki people and the French Empire
of the Meskwaki population Belligerents Meskwaki France Huron Illinois Confederation Odawa Ojibwe Commanders and leaders Meskwaki commanders Jacques-Charles
Fox_Wars
French colonial fort in present-day Detroit, Michigan, US (1701–1796)
enemies of the Ojibwe, as well as the Odawa, Potawatomi and the Illinois Confederation. In 1710, two bands of Meskwaki along with some Kickapoo and Mascouten
Fort_Pontchartrain_du_Détroit
Ancestral homeland of the Innu, Canada
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Nitassinan
Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio Modoc, from the California-Oregon border Ottawa, from Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois Peoria of the Illinois Confederation,
Quapaw_Indian_Agency
Removal of native tribes from Minnesota
the First Treaty of Prairie du Chien alongside the Ojibwe, the Illinois Confederation, the Santee Dakota, the Sauk, and the Meskwaki in 1825. Unlike the
Indian_removals_in_Minnesota
First Nations organization in Canada
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Tłı̨chǫ_Government
Pre-columbian state in Peru (6th–11th centuries)
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Wari_Empire
National territory of the Nuxalk Nation
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Kulhulmcilh
Ethnic group
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Shuswap_Country
South American chiefdom
was no unified Colla Señorio, but a series of groups or subregional confederations". According to Charles Stanish, the Late Intermediate Period, which
Colla_Kingdom
Canadian politician
September 2, 1877) was a Canadian American politician. Coming to Rockford, Illinois, to practice carpentry, Early rose to become an agent for the New England
John Early (Illinois politician)
John_Early_(Illinois_politician)
Archaeological site in Illinois, United States
is located on Tinley Creek 2 miles west of Blue Island in Cook County, Illinois, near the city of Chicago. It is classified as a late prehistoric site
Huber_Site
19th-century Native American confederation
Tecumseh's confederacy was a confederation of Indigenous people in the Great Lakes region of North America which formed during the early 19th century
Tecumseh's_confederacy
Geographical and cultural region of Mexico
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Huasteca
Historic site in present-day Creve Coeur, Illinois
in advance, representatives of both the Iroquois League and the Illinois Confederation accused him of treachery. Tonti tried to mediate their disagreements
Fort_Crevecoeur
National territory of the Nuu-chah-nulth
Guale Guaynia Haida Gwaii Hopitutskwa Huasteca Huronia Illinois Country Illinois Confederation Iron Confederacy Kalinago Territory Kingdom of Talamanca
Nuu-chah-nulth_Hahoulthee
United States historic place
lands which were hunted and farmed by the tribal members of the Illinois Confederation. Soon afterwards, settlers from the Quebec and Louisiana regions
Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site
Fort_Kaskaskia_State_Historic_Site
ILLINOIS CONFEDERATION
ILLINOIS CONFEDERATION
Girl/Female
Welsh
Linnet.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : habitational name from Dudley in the West Midlands, named from the Old English personal name Dudda (see Dodd) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.Irish (County Cork) : English name adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Dubhdáleithe ‘descendant of Dubhdáleithe’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ + dá ‘two’ + léithe ‘sides’.Thomas Dudley (1576–1653), born at Northampton, England, sailed on the Arbella to Salem, MA, in 1630 with the chief men of the Massachusetts Bay Company. They first settled at Newtown. Dudley subsequently moved to Ipswich but then permanently settled at Roxbury. He was elected four times as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and as one of the two commissioners for the colony when the New England Confederation was formed in 1643. He was one of the first overseers of Harvard University, and in 1650, as governor, signed the charter for that institution. Dudley’s seventh and most noted child, Joseph (1647–1720) was also governor of MA (1702–15).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a sheepshearer or someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excess nap, from Middle English shereman ‘shearer’.Americanized spelling of German Schuermann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.Roger Sherman (1722–93), the only man to sign all three documents at the foundation of the American republic (the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution), was born in Newton, MA, a descendant of Capt. John Sherman, who had emigrated in about 1636 to MA from Dedham, Essex, England, where his father was a farmer, following his brother Edmund, who had emigrated two years earlier. A descendant of Edmund Sherman was the U.S. general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–91), who led the Union march through GA. He was born in Lancaster, OH, the son of a judge; his middle name was bestowed in honor of a Shawnee chieftain.
Female
Welsh
Welsh name LLINOS means "greenfinch (bird)."
Male
Celtic
, the leader (commios) of the confederation of the Eburovices.
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n. pl.
An Algonquin tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Illinois.
n.
A state of being together; companionship; partnership; association; hence, confederation; joint interest.
n.
A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece.
n.
A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism.
n.
A nickname applied to a native of Illinois.
n.
A tribe of North American Indians who originally occupied the region about Green Bay, Lake Michigan, but were driven back from the lake and nearly exterminated in 1640 by the IIlinnois.
n.sing. & pl.
A tribe of North American Indians, which formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.
n.
An advocate of confederation; specifically (Amer. Hist.), a friend of the Constitution of the United States at its formation and adoption; a member of the political party which favored the administration of president Washington.
n.
League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states.
a.
Of or pertaining to a confederation.
n.
That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league; as, the weavers have formed a union; trades unions have become very numerous; the United States of America are often called the Union.
n.
The act of uniting in a league; confederation.
n.
The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states.
n.
Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy.
n. pl.
A tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Creek confederation.
n.
The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy.
n.
The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation.
n. pl.
A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region of Northern Illinois, allied in language to the Sacs and Foxes.
n.
A political union, confederation, or league.