Meanings
proper noun
alternative La Hontan
- A commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France
- 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).
Origin
- Middle Frenchla Hontan
- FrenchLahontan
- EnglishLahontan
Borrowed from French Lahontan, from Middle French la Hontan.
More words from French, Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Lahontan
- Lahontancommune in France
Cite this entry
APA
Lahontan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lahontan
MLA
“Lahontan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lahontan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lahontan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lahontan.
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