huron
huron Lexical Profile
• noun
A member of an Indigenous Iroquoian-speaking confederacy of peoples (also known as the Wyandot or Wendat) historically native to the Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe regions of Ontario, Canada.
"French explorers established extensive fur-trading alliances with the Huron in the early seventeenth century."
The second-largest of the five Great Lakes of North America, bounded on the west by the U.S. state of Michigan and on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario.
The Northern Iroquoian language traditionally spoken by the Huron (Wyandot) people.
"Linguists and community members have worked extensively to revitalize Huron through archival missionary dictionaries."
American A city in eastern South Dakota along the James River, serving as the county seat of Beadle County, or a city in northern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie.
• adjective
Relating to the Huron (Wyandot) people, their culture, or their Iroquoian language.
"The museum exhibit featured traditional Huron pottery and woven baskets from the seventeenth century."
Word Nuance & Usage
While 'Huron' remains widely recognized in historical and geographical contexts, many Indigenous communities and scholars prefer the autonym 'Wyandot' (or 'Wendat'), as 'Huron' originated as a French exonym.
• Rhymes for huron
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.