Five /(fīv)/

Five

a.
  1. Four and one added; one more than four.

Phrases & Compounds

Five nations
a confederacy of the Huron-Iroquois Indians, consisting of five tribes: Mohawks, Onondagas, Cayugas, Oneidas, and Senecas. They inhabited the region which is now the State of new York.

Five

n.
  1. The number next greater than four, and less than six; five units or objects.
    Five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
    — Matt. xxv. 2.
  2. A symbol representing this number, as 5, or V.