Huron
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9.1
- proper noun
- /ˈhjʊərən/
:
hurón
- If they don't kill you, they'll take you north up to the Huron lands.
- Huron Confederacy
- Huron customs
- traditional Huron
Examples
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Fort William Henry is under a massive siege by a French and Huron army.
Fiction book (1992) -
In spite of this decision, the Huron nation finally cracked under the pressure of two opposing forces.
Academic text (1992) -
My death is a great honor to the Huron!
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Are they the ways of Huron men who hunt and work the land?
Fiction book (1992) -
But Magua has power with his Huron people and others here, I know well.
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Would the Huron have greed for more land than a man can use?
Fiction book (1992) -
Traditional Huron religious practices were thus never wholly discredited but, in fact, survived.
Academic text (1992) -
From archaeological investigations, the museum discovered that Native American Huron longhouses were once scattered across the museum grounds.
Academic text (2016) -
The imagery here confirms Sioui's knowledge of Huron customs of the past.
Academic text (2004) -
The Huron were known for their strong agricultural practices and rich cultural traditions.
Synonyms
161
3.4
A person whose family lived in North or South America before Europeans arrived
A Native American people from the Great Lakes area
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Huron was a name given by French explorers to a Native American group now known as the Wendat; the French word huron probably meant 'rough' or came from hure meaning 'bristly head', which may have been a note about hair or style, and that is why the name stuck in English.