Huron

[ hyoor-uhn, -onor, often, yoor- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

Huron

/ ˈ��ʊə��ə�� /

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)
-rons-ron a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in the region east of Lake Huron
the Iroquoian language of this people

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of Huron¹

An Americanism dating back to 1625–35

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

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

From

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

It’s an unspoiled area, where dense forests line the shore of Lake Huron.

From

It took about 18 months, and an extraordinary effort by residents and a few key researchers, before the state reconnected Flint with Detroit’s water, which is drawn from Lake Huron.

From

A section of the pipeline runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac, which link Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

From

Hurok hurrah

Browse