Hu·ron | \ ˈhyu̇r-ən 
, -ˌän \
, -ˌän \ plural Hurons or Huron
Definition of Huron
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
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The first known use of Huron was in 1658
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