1
plural Hurons or Huron
: an Iroquoian-speaking member of a confederacy of Indigenous peoples formerly occupying the country between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario
2
: the Iroquoian language of the Hurons
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The investigation began when the boy was found dead in his bed by babysitters in his Port Huron Township, Mich., home, per the Times Herald and the Sanilac Broadcasting Company.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Most historians agree that the precursor to modern day lacrosse was invented by the Huron and Iroquois tribes living around the St. Lawrence River, in what is now New York and Ontario.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Those include All 5 Great Lakes cruises, which visit Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior, sailing from either Chicago or Milwaukee to Toronto (or departing from Toronto).
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
The front is expected to serve as the pathway for several waves of low pressure, with one moving east from the lower peninsula of Michigan, a second over Lake Huron, another over central New York and yet a fourth near Cape Cod.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Most historians agree that the precursor to modern day lacrosse was invented by the Huron and Iroquois tribes living around the St. Lawrence River, in what is now New York and Ontario.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Those include All 5 Great Lakes cruises, which visit Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior, sailing from either Chicago or Milwaukee to Toronto (or departing from Toronto).
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
The front is expected to serve as the pathway for several waves of low pressure, with one moving east from the lower peninsula of Michigan, a second over Lake Huron, another over central New York and yet a fourth near Cape Cod.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Huron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Huron. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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