Huron

[ hyoor-uhn, -onor, often, yoor- ]

noun

1. a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
2. an Iroquoian language, the language of the Huron Indians.
3. Lake, a lake between the U.S. and Canada: second largest of the Great Lakes. 23,010 sq. mi. (59,595 sq. km).
4. a city in E South Dakota.

Huron

/ ˈhjʊərən /

noun

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 North American Indian people formerly living in the region east of Lake Huron
3. the Iroquoian language of this people

Word History and Origins

Origin of Huron¹

An Americanism dating back to 1625–35

Example Sentences

It’s an unspoiled area, where dense forests line the shore of Lake Huron.

From BBC

It took about 18 months, and an extraordinary effort by residents and a few key researchers, before the state reconnected Flint with Detroit’s water, which is drawn from Lake Huron.

From Salon

A section of the pipeline runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac, which link Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

From Seattle Times

The court did not apply the new standard to the cases before them, involving a city manager in Port Huron, Mich., and two members of a school board in California.

From New York Times

Another suspected tornado damaged homes and toppled trees in Huron County in northern Ohio, officials said, but no deaths or injuries were reported.

From Seattle Times