Huron

H4U1R1O1N1
US/ˈhjʊɹɑn/US/ˈhjɝɑn/UK/ˈhjʊəɹɒn/UK/ˈhjɔːɹɒn/

noun

A member of the Wyandot people, a Native American group.

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Meanings

nounHuron (plural Hurons or Huron)

plural Hurons

  1. archaicA member of the Wyandot people, a Native American group.
proper noun
  1. archaicSynonym of Hurons; The Wyandot people

    Synonyms: Hurons

  2. A placename in the United States:
    1. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Huron Township.
  3. A former township, now part of Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, since 1999.
  4. A rural municipality, the Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223, in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. Lake Huron

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Hurons; The Wyandot people

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Origin

  1. Proto-North Iroquoian*-ɹonõʔ
  2. Iroquoian
  3. Frenchhure“boar’s head”
  4. FrenchHuron
  5. EnglishHuron

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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Translations

Bulgarian Хю́рън
  • Хю́рън (Hjúrăn)Translations
Czech Hurón
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French Huron
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German Hurone
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Latin Hurones
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Polish Huron
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Thai ฮูรอน
  • ฮูรอน (huu-rɔɔn)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

Huron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huron

MLA

“Huron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huron. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Huron,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huron.

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