Main Entry:

Hu·ron

Pronunciation:

\ˈhyu̇r-ən, -ˌän\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Hurons or Huron

Etymology:

French, literally, boor

Date:

1658

1 : a member of a confederacy of American Indian peoples formerly occupying the country between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario 2 : the Iroquoian language of the Hurons