Lake Huron

US/ˌleɪk ˈhjʊɹɑn/US/ˌleɪk ˈhjɝɑn/UK/ˌleɪk ˈhjʊəɹɒn/UK/ˌleɪk ˈhjɔːɹɒn/

proper noun

One of the Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, a bay of Lake Michigan–Huron.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of the Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, a bay of Lake Michigan–Huron.

Origin

  1. FrenchLac des Hurons“Lake of the Hurons”
  2. EnglishLake Huron

From French Lac des Hurons (“Lake of the Hurons”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Huronmeer
  • Huronmeerthe lake
Arabic بُحَيْرَة هُرُون
  • بُحَيْرَة هُرُونthe lake
Basque Huron
  • Huronthe lake
Bengali হুরন হ্রদ
  • হুরন হ্রদ (huron hrod)the lake
Bulgarian Езеро Хюрън, Хюрън
  • Езеро Хюрън (Ezero Hjurăn)the lake
  • Хюрън (Hjurăn)the lake
Catalan llac Huron
  • llac Huronthe lake
Chinese Cantonese 休倫湖 /休伦湖
  • 休倫湖 /休伦湖 (jau¹ leon⁴ wu⁴)the lake
Chinese Mandarin 休倫湖 /休伦湖
  • 休倫湖 /休伦湖 (Xiūlún Hú)the lake
Czech Huronské jezero
  • Huronské jezerothe lake
Danish Lake Huron
  • Lake Huronthe lake
Dutch Huronmeer
  • Huronmeerthe lake
Esperanto Lago Hurono
  • Lago Huronothe lake
Estonian Huroni järv
  • Huroni järvthe lake
Finnish Huronjärvi
  • Huronjärvithe lake
French lac Huron
  • lac Huronthe lake
German Huronsee
  • Huronseethe lake
Greek Λίμνη Χιούρον, Χιούρον
  • Λίμνη Χιούρον (Límni Chioúron)the lake
  • Χιούρον (Chioúron)the lake
Hebrew ימת יורון
  • ימת יורון (yamá yúron)the lake
Hindi ह्यूरॉन झील
  • ह्यूरॉन झील (hyūrŏn jhīl)the lake
Hungarian Huron-tó
  • Huron-tóthe lake
Indonesian Danau Huron
  • Danau Huronthe lake
Irish Loch Huron
  • Loch Huronthe lake
Italian lago Huron
  • lago Huronthe lake
Japanese ヒューロン湖
  • ヒューロン湖 (Hyūron-ko)the lake
Korean 휴런호
  • 휴런호 (Hyureonho)the lake
Latvian Hūrons
  • Hūronsthe lake
Lithuanian Huronas
  • Huronasthe lake
Malay Tasik Huron
  • Tasik Huronthe lake
Norwegian Bokmål Huronsjøen
  • Huronsjøenthe lake
Persian دریاچه هیوران
  • دریاچه هیوران (daryâče-ye hiûron)the lake
Polish Huron
  • Huronthe lake
Portuguese Lago Huron
  • Lago Huronthe lake
Punjabi ਹਿਊਰਾਨ ਝੀਲ
  • ਹਿਊਰਾਨ ਝੀਲ (hiūrān jhīl)the lake
Romanian Lacul Huron
  • Lacul Huronthe lake
Russian Гуро́н
  • Гуро́н (Gurón)the lake
Slovak Hurónske jazero
  • Hurónske jazerothe lake
Spanish Lago Hurón
  • Lago Hurónthe lake
Swedish Huronsjön
  • Huronsjönthe lake
Tamil இயூரோன் ஏரி
  • இயூரோன் ஏரி (iyūrōṉ ēri)the lake
Thai ทะเลสาบฮูรอน
  • ทะเลสาบฮูรอน (tá-lee-sàap huu-rɔɔn)the lake
Turkish Huron Gölü
  • Huron Gölüthe lake
Ukrainian Гуро́н
  • Гуро́н (Hurón)the lake
Vietnamese hồ Huron
  • hồ Huronthe lake
Welsh Llyn Huron
  • Llyn Huronthe lake
Cite this entry
APA

Lake Huron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20Huron

MLA

“Lake Huron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20Huron. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lake Huron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20Huron.

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