Huron

American  

[hyoor-uhn, -on, yoor-] / ˈhjʊər ən, -ɒn, ˈjʊər- /

noun

1. a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.

2. an Iroquoian language, the language of the Huron Indians.

3. Lake, a lake between the U.S. and Canada: second largest of the Great Lakes. 23,010 sq. mi. (59,595 sq. km).

4. a city in E South Dakota.

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Huron British  

/ ˈhjʊərən /

noun

1. a lake in North America, between the US and Canada: the second largest of the Great Lakes. Area: 59 570 sq km (23 000 sq miles)

2. a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in the region east of Lake Huron

3. the Iroquoian language of this people

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Etymology

Origin of Huron

An Americanism dating back to 1625–35

Example Sentences

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Huron

More than 440 colleges are at risk of closing or merging in the next decade, according to a forecast by the Huron Consulting Group, which advises schools on operations and mergers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The Huron Consulting Group projects that 442 private nonprofit colleges enrolling roughly 670,000 students are at risk of closing or merging within a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

But the frontman was at the dentist, and a Lord Huron song came on the office’s speakers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

"It's unbelievable," says Lord Huron frontman Ben Schneider of the popularity of his song, which has snowballed in recent years and shows no signs of slowing down.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

Among them was the Huron leader Kondiaronk, a famed orator who had, more than any other, convened the gathering as a last-ditch effort to avoid internecine conflict.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann