Huron

[hyoor-uhn, -on, yoor-]

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.

Huron

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Huron¹

An Americanism dating back to 1625–35

Example Sentences

In a song released ahead of Lord Huron’s new album, the frontman/guitarist wonders, via impassioned vocals with a tinge of desperation, “if no one lives forever, who laughs last?”

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, the Lord Huron song is in the exclusive club of tracks that have racked up three billion Spotify plays - a club even Taylor Swift isn't in yet.

From BBC

That money is essential for border towns like Port Huron, its mayor says.

From BBC

Huron Station Playhouse, which celebrated its soft opening last fall, has become his “pride and joy.”

From Los Angeles Times

She described learning family stories about Cherokee, Huron and Creek heritage in a 2004 memoir that was part of a book series on American Indian lives.

From Los Angeles Times