Huron

noun

1
plural Hurons or Huron : an Iroquoian-speaking member of a confederacy of Indigenous peoples formerly occupying the country between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario
2
: the Iroquoian language of the Hurons

Examples of Huron in a Sentence

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Summer cruise turns deadly On Aug. 30, 1892, Minch took his wife, two young children, sister-in-law and niece on a late-summer cruise aboard the Western Reserve up through Lake Huron when bad weather in Whitefish Bay forced them to drop anchor, experts said. Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025 The Brooklyn Center for Theater Research will continue to refine Vanya on Huron Street, the production remaining a work in progress—just like Chekhov’s characters, suspended between resignation and the lingering hope that something might change. Darryn King, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 The Huron County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident and the Lucas County Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy, the outlets reported. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025 Lake Superior water levels have been at their lowest since 2013, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan have been at their lowest point since 2014, and Lake Ontario has been at its lowest point since 2003. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Huron

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, boor

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Huron was in 1648

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“Huron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Huron. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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