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Huron en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhjɝɑn/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈhjɔːɹɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈhjʊəɹɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhjʊɹɑn/ (General-American)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) A member of the Wyandot people, a Native American group.

Forms

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Huron Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Huron-Kinloss · North Huron · Huron Shores · Huronian · South Huron · Huron East · Lake Huron · Port Huron · Central Huron · Huron County

Translations (8)

pl Huron (Translations) · lo ຮູໂຣນ (Translations) · bg Хю́рън (Translations) · cs Hurón (Translations) · la Hurones (Translations) · th ฮูรอน (Translations) · fr Huron (Translations) · de Hurone (Translations)

Huron en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhjɝɑn/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈhjɔːɹɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈhjʊəɹɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhjʊɹɑn/ (General-American)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) Synonym of Hurons; The Wyandot people
  2. A placename in the United States: ▸ A city in Fresno County, California.
  3. A placename in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.
  4. A placename in the United States: ▸ A tiny city in Atchison County, Kansas.
  5. A placename in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
  6. A placename in the United States: ▸ A city in Erie County, Ohio.
  7. A placename in the United States: ▸ A town and hamlet in Wayne County, New York.
  8. A placename in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Beadle County, South Dakota.
  9. A placename in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Tennessee.
  10. A placename in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
  11. A placename in the United States: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Huron Township.
  12. A former township, now part of Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, since 1999.
  13. A rural municipality, the Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223, in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada.
  14. Lake Huron

Relateds

Guyandotte · Wyandot · Wendat · Wyandott · Wyandotte

Synonyms

Hurons