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

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Example Sentences

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Huron

"So I don't want anybody from Norway," he said during the rally in the Michigan town of Port Huron ahead of crucial US midterm elections on November 3.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The names of four of the Great Lakes - Ontario, Huron, Michigan and Erie - originate from indigenous words.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

A description says it happened over Lake Huron in February 2023, around the time that a Chinese surveillance balloon traversed the United States, spurring increased scrutiny of UFOs.

From BBC ● May 22, 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

The French adventurer Louis Armand de Lom d’Arce, Baron of Lahontan, lived in French Canada between 1683 and 1694 and frequently visited the Huron.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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