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Definition of Huron in English: HuronnounPlural Huronsˈhjʊərɒnˈhjʊrɑn 1A member of a confederation of native North American peoples formerly living in the region east of Lake Huron and now settled mainly in Oklahoma and Quebec. Example sentencesExamples - He'd worked as a courier for many years, spending much time in the company of the Hurons, trapping furs and returning annually to Montréal to sell his captures.
- The Condolence ceremony for mourning is an important event in Iroquois society and is influenced by the Hurons ' Feast of the Dead.
- The Huron were added as an example of a more agriculturally-focused group.
- Long the home of the Huron, Algonquin, and Iroquois, the strategically located lake was the site of many battles throughout the French and Indian War, the War for Independence, and the War of 1812.
- In one of the more poignant scenes in the movie, the Hurons are brought to the mission chapel where they sit down patiently, turn away from the altar, and face the clock.
2mass noun The extinct Iroquoian language of the Huron. Example sentencesExamples - The teaching was trilingual, in French, Montagnais, and Huron.
adjectiveˈhjʊərɒnˈhjʊrɑn Relating to the Huron or their language. Example sentencesExamples - Toronto - the ‘place of meeting’ for the Huron Indians - is a diverse city that's among the safest and cleanest in North America.
- Later, in 1864, he accepted a position as superintendent of the Huron mine near Houghton.
- Sara got up and meandered towards the abandoned Huron village.
- The Huron tribe is convinced that the clock is the foreigners' god, since it tells them what to do and when to do it.
- The Huron word orenda, for example, is a complex word that is similar to the notion of prayer but is not quite as submissive as that.
Origin French, literally 'having hair standing in bristles on the head', from Old French hure 'head of a wild boar', of unknown ultimate origin. Definition of Huron in US English: Huronnounˈhjʊrɑnˈhyo͝orän 1A member of a confederation of native North American peoples formerly living in the region east of Lake Huron and now settled mainly in Oklahoma and Quebec. Example sentencesExamples - Long the home of the Huron, Algonquin, and Iroquois, the strategically located lake was the site of many battles throughout the French and Indian War, the War for Independence, and the War of 1812.
- In one of the more poignant scenes in the movie, the Hurons are brought to the mission chapel where they sit down patiently, turn away from the altar, and face the clock.
- He'd worked as a courier for many years, spending much time in the company of the Hurons, trapping furs and returning annually to Montréal to sell his captures.
- The Huron were added as an example of a more agriculturally-focused group.
- The Condolence ceremony for mourning is an important event in Iroquois society and is influenced by the Hurons ' Feast of the Dead.
2The extinct Iroquoian language of the Huron. Example sentencesExamples - The teaching was trilingual, in French, Montagnais, and Huron.
adjectiveˈhjʊrɑnˈhyo͝orän Relating to the Huron or their language. Example sentencesExamples - Sara got up and meandered towards the abandoned Huron village.
- Later, in 1864, he accepted a position as superintendent of the Huron mine near Houghton.
- Toronto - the ‘place of meeting’ for the Huron Indians - is a diverse city that's among the safest and cleanest in North America.
- The Huron word orenda, for example, is a complex word that is similar to the notion of prayer but is not quite as submissive as that.
- The Huron tribe is convinced that the clock is the foreigners' god, since it tells them what to do and when to do it.
Origin French, literally ‘having hair standing in bristles on the head’, from Old French hure ‘head of a wild boar’, of unknown ultimate origin. |