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Huron.

A member of the Wyandot people, a Native American group.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhjʊɹɑn/General-American/ˈhjɝɑn/General-American/ˈhjʊəɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhjɔːɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A member of the Wyandot people, a Native American group.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

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.

name/ˈhjʊɹɑn/General-American/ˈhjɝɑn/General-American/ˈhjʊəɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhjɔːɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Synonym of Hurons; The Wyandot people

    archaic
  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

Where this word comes from

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.

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