Huron
pronunciation
How to pronounce Huron in British English:
UK [ˈhjuərən]
How to pronounce Huron in American English:
US [ˈhjʊrən, -ˌɑn]
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- Noun:
- the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
Word Origin
- Huron
- the North American lake is named for the Indian people, whose name is from obsolete French huron "bristle-haired" (the French word frequently was used in reference to head-dresses, and that might be its original sense here), from Old French huré "bristly, unkempt, shaggy," of uncertain origin, but French sources indicate it probably is from Germanic.
Example
- 1. Small farming towns like huron , which appearricketyat the best of times , are now desperate .
- 2. Sauble beach is a popular beach destination for families on the eastern shore of lake huron .
- 3. Would huron have greed for more land than a man can use ?
- 4. Unless all of you 'd rather wait for the next huron war party to come by .
- 5. Would the huron kill every man , woman and child of their enemy ?