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Huron
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huron hurón húron
English
Etymology
From en fr Huron; en; possibly from en fr hure boar’s head or from a en wya - word containing the en iro root unk ronon nation, from en iro-nor-pro *-ɹonõʔ.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhjʊɹɑn/ /ˈhjɝɑn/<a:cure-fir> GA
en En-US Huron.ogg US,cure-fir
en /ˈhjʊəɹɒn/ /ˈhjɔːɹɒn/<a:poor-pour> RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Huron.wav Southern England
Noun
s *
en archaic A member of the Wyandot people, a Native American group.
Derived terms
en noun and proper noun Central Huron Huron County Huron East Huronian Huron-Kinloss Huron Shores Lake Huron North Huron Port Huron South Huron
Translations
Bulgarian: bg Хю́рън m
Czech: cs Hurón m
French: fr Huron m
German: de Hurone m
Lao: lo ຮູໂຣນ
Latin: in the plural la Hurones
Polish: pl Huron m
Thai: th ฮูรอน huu-rɔɔn
Proper noun
+ (places)
en archaic en Hurons; The Wyandot people
en placename c/USA:
en city co/Fresno County s/California.
en unincorporated community co/Lawrence County s/Indiana.
en tiny city co/Atchison County s/Kansas.
en unincorporated community co/Polk County s/Missouri.
en city co/Erie County s/Ohio.
en town/and/hamlet co/Wayne County s/New York.
en city/county seat co/Beadle County s/South Dakota.
en unincorporated community co/Henderson County s/Tennessee.
en unincorporated community co/Chippewa County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Huron Township.
en former township , now part of twp:suf/Huron-Kinloss co/Bruce County p/Ontario c/Canada, since 1999.
en rurmun , the Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223, in south-central p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
Lake Huron
See also
en Wendat Wyandot Wyandott Wyandotte Guyandotte
French
Etymology
From fr frm huron bristle-haired, from fr fro hure bristly, unkempt, shaggy, of possible Germanic origin.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Huron.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-Huron.wav <<Canada>> (<<Shawinigan>>)
Proper noun
m
fr obsolete the Wendat, a Native American people of the Huron Confederacy. The Wyandot and the Huron-Wendat are their cultural descendants
Noun
m +
a member of this people
Derived terms
fr Lac Huron
Related terms
en huron huronien
Descendants
en Huron