Huron

[ hyoor-uhn, -on or, often, yoor- ]

/ ˈhyʊər ən, -ɒn or, often, ˈyʊər- /

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noun

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

an Iroquoian language, the language of the Huron Indians.

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

a city in E South Dakota.

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Origin of Huron

An Americanism dating back to 1625–35

Words nearby Huron

hurley, hurling, hurly, hurly-burly, Hurok, Huron, hurrah, Hurri, Hurrian, hurricane, Hurricane Alley

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How to use Huron in a sentence

Yang would have to block off another half day to visit Huron again, but she had three dozen other cases to deal with.
Babies Are Dying of Syphilis. It’s 100% Preventable.|by Caroline Chen, photography by Talia Herman, special to ProPublica|November 1, 2021|ProPublica
Yang has visited Huron twice more as well — six times in total thus far.
Babies Are Dying of Syphilis. It’s 100% Preventable.|by Caroline Chen, photography by Talia Herman, special to ProPublica|November 1, 2021|ProPublica
It was because of the prospect of one such baby that Yang found herself walking through a homeless encampment on a blazing July day in Huron, California, an hour’s drive southwest of her office at the Fresno County Department of Public Health.
Babies Are Dying of Syphilis. It’s 100% Preventable.|by Caroline Chen, photography by Talia Herman, special to ProPublica|November 1, 2021|ProPublica
So Huron is testing out FedEx and DHL to see if the company wants to use those two carriers during the holidays, as well as talking to third-party logistics provider to see if they can staff up ahead of the holidays.
‘Flying blind’: How DTC CEOs are preparing for the holidays|Anna Hensel|October 2, 2020|Digiday

As an example of the new knowledge, the Port Huron statement endorsed the development of nuclear power.
The Revolt Against the Masses and the Roots of Modern Liberalism|Fred Siegel|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When he was thirteen he and his father rescued the passengers of a crippled boat on Lake Huron.
Who Should Kill? Looking for Answers in Erik Prince’s Memoir|Brian Castner|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Munro grew up in the thirties in small towns around Lake Huron in Canada.
Three Cheers for Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize in Literature|Malcolm Jones|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mama, her first novel, paid homage to her hard-working mother, who raised five children in Port Huron, Michigan.
All About Grandma: Terry McMillan on Her New Novel, ‘Who Asked You?’|Jane Ciabattari|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The associate tells Joe that he ran into an old buddy and went fishing at Lake Huron.
The Devil’s Drug: The True Story of Meth in New Mexico|Nick Romeo|August 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It had before formed a link, as it were, in the traverse of this part of the lake (Huron) in canoes to old Mackinac.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
The clear waters of Lake Huron bubbled and seethed as they were cut by the bow of the swift little motor-boat.
The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island|Ross Kay
The "demon" in Huron faith may also be earlier than the religious regard paid to his home, the sky.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
I was fortunate in having a comparatively short distance to travel between Huron and this city.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier
The defeated party, to even up matters, was given the northern peninsula between Superior and Huron, now her richest section.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier

British Dictionary definitions for Huron

Huron

/ (ˈhjʊərən) /

noun

Lake Huron 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)

plural -rons or -ron a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in the region east of Lake Huron

the Iroquoian language of this people

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