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Lahontan

Lahontan proper noun: a commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France.

Proper noun

Lahontan

  1. A commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France
  2. 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).

Forms of Lahontan

alternative formLa Hontan

Origin of Lahontan

Borrowed from French Lahontan, from Middle French la Hontan.

Words formed from Lahontan

  • Lahontan Mountains
  • Lahontan Valley
  • Lake Lahontan

Questions about Lahontan

What does Lahontan mean?
Lahontan means a commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France.
What part of speech is Lahontan?
Lahontan is a proper noun.

Words near Lahontan in the dictionary

  1. lahnga
  2. lahngas
  3. Lahnstein
  4. lahnsteinite
  5. lahoh
  6. Lahontan
  7. LaHood
  8. lahoramine
  9. Lahore
  10. Lahore Division
  11. Lahori

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