English Explanatory Dictionary

Lahontan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France
  2. Louis-Armand de Lom d’Arce, Baron of Lahontan (1666–1716), a French explorer known for his accounts of New France, especially Nouveaux Voyages dans l’Amerique septentrionale (New Travels in North America).

Word forms

Lahontan La Hontan

Etymology

Borrowed from French Lahontan, from Middle French la Hontan.

Derived words

Lahontan Mountains Lahontan Valley Lake Lahontan
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