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Huron

/ˈhjʊəɹɒn//ˈhjʊɹɑn/

Huron noun: a member of the Wyandot people, a Native American group.

Noun

Huron (plural Hurons or Huron)

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

Proper noun

Huron

  1. (archaic) Synonym of Hurons; The Wyandot people
    Synonyms:
    Hurons
  2. A city in Fresno County, California.
  3. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.
  4. A tiny city in Atchison County, Kansas.
  5. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
  6. A city in Erie County, Ohio.
  7. A town and hamlet in Wayne County, New York.
  8. A city, the county seat of Beadle County, South Dakota.
  9. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Tennessee.
  10. An unincorporated community in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
  11. 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

Huron meaning in Thai

Huron in Thai

Translations
ฮูรอน huu-rɔɔn

Synonyms of Huron

Forms of Huron

pluralHurons
pluralHuron

Origin of Huron

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.

Words formed from Huron

Questions about Huron

What does Huron mean?
Huron means a member of the Wyandot people, a Native American group.
What is Huron in Thai?
Huron in Thai is ฮูรอน (huu-rɔɔn). See Huron meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is Huron?
Huron can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Huron?
Huron is pronounced /ˈhjʊɹɑn/ (US).
What is the plural of Huron?
The plural of Huron is Hurons.

Words near Huron in the dictionary

  1. hurlyburly
  2. Hurmuz
  3. Hurn
  4. Hurnard
  5. Hurns
  6. Huron
  7. Huron County
  8. Huron East
  9. Huron Shores
  10. Huron-Kinloss
  11. Huronian

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