huron

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The second largest of the Great Lakes, between southeast Ontario, Canada, and eastern Michigan. Part of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system, it is navigable for oceangoing vessels, although winter ice in the shallower sections impedes free passage. Samuel de Champlain first sighted the lake in 1615
{i} second largest lake of the Great Lakes; family name; name of several cities and towns in the United States; confederation of five Iroquoian peoples which originally lived near Lake Huron; language of the Huron tribe
{i} member of a confederation of five Iroquoian peoples which originally lived near Lake Huron

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Lake Huron
One of the five Great Lakes of North America
Lake Huron
{i} second largest lake of the Great Lakes of North America
Lake Huron
the second largest of the Great Lakes, on the border between the US and Canada. Lake, U.S. and Canada. The second-largest of the Great Lakes of North America, it is bounded by Michigan and Ontario, and is about 206 mi (330 km) long with an area of 23,000 sq mi (59,570 sq km). Inflow comes from Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and numerous streams; the lake discharges at its southern end into Lake Erie. It contains many islands, including Mackinac, and Saginaw Bay indents the Michigan coast. As part of the St. Lawrence Seaway, it supports heavy commercial traffic from April to December. The first of the Great Lakes seen by Europeans, it was explored by the French (1615-79), who named it after the Huron Indians
Port Huron
A city of southeast Michigan on Lake Huron at the mouth of the St. Clair River north-northeast of Detroit. First settled as a French fort in 1686, it grew as a lumbering town in the 19th century and is now a port of entry with diversified industries. Population: 33,694
lake huron
the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
Turkish - English
(Coğrafya) huron
huron

    Hyphenation

    Hu·ron

    Turkish pronunciation

    hyurän

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhyo͞oˌrän/ /ˈhjuːˌrɑːn/

    Etymology

    [ 'hyur-&n, -"än ] (noun.) 1658. French, literally, boor.
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