Huron

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhjʊərən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hyŏŏrən, -on or, often, yŏŏr-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Hu•ron  (hyŏŏrən, -on or, often, yŏŏr-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Language Varietiesa member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
  2. Language Varietiesan Iroquoian language, the language of the Huron Indians.
  3. Place Names Lake, a lake between the U.S. and Canada: second largest of the Great Lakes. 23,010 sq. mi. (59,595 sq. km).
  4. Place Namesa city in E South Dakota. 13,000.
  • 1625–35, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Huron / ˈhjʊərən/
  1. 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)
  2. ( -rons, -ron) a member of a Native American people formerly living in the region east of Lake Huron
  3. the Iroquoian language of this people
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