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

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He was born in Port Huron, Mich., in 1934 and grew up in Battle Creek. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Feb. 2025 The Huron County Sheriff’s Office said that the 43-year-old woman, identified as Eugenia Michele Wadman, was found dead outside her home on Sunday, Jan. 19, according to local outlets WOIO-TV, WKYC and the Norwalk Reflector. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025 So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Lord Huron haven’t announced a follow-up to Long Lost yet, but they are set to spend much of this summer on a North American tour. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025 Lord Huron will tour extensively this year, first as part of a run of west coast shows celebrating the 10th anniversary of their album Strange Trails beginning May 22 in Reno, Nv. Spin Staff, SPIN, 24 Jan. 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 7 Feb. 2025.

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