Huron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the Wyandot people, a Native American group.
name
  1. Synonym of Hurons; The Wyandot people
  2. A placename in the United States:
  3. A city in Fresno County, California.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.
  5. A tiny city in Atchison County, Kansas.
  6. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
  7. A city in Erie County, Ohio.
  8. A town and hamlet in Wayne County, New York.
  9. A city, the county seat of Beadle County, South Dakota.
  10. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Tennessee.
  11. An unincorporated community in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
  12. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Huron Township.

Pronunciation

/ˈhjʊɹɑn/ /ˈhjɝɑn/ En-US Huron.ogg /ˈhjʊəɹɒn/ /ˈhjɔːɹɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Huron.wav

Word forms

Huron Hurons

Etymology

From French Huron; Uncertain; possibly from French hure (“boar’s head”) or from a Wyandot word containing the Iroquoian root ronon (“nation”), from Proto-North Iroquoian *-ɹonõʔ.

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