Huron

American  

[hyoor-uhn, -on, yoor-] / ˈhyʊər ən, -ɒn, ˈyʊər- /

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

Suggs’s interviews for Huron were an exception these days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Back in Manhattan, the sixth person Suggs approached for the Huron video agreed to participate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Lord Huron may play that “crucial weirdo” role for some.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

And Charli XCX may have ruled Brat summer, but her biggest hit still wasn't as big as The Night We Met by Lord Huron in the UK last year.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

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