huron-wendat

French

Etymology

Compound word to accommodate the transition from the old name, huron, used by French explorers in the 16th century, and the new, wendat, the autonym of the Wendat people.

Adjective

huron-wendat (feminine singular huronne-wendate, masculine plural hurons-wendats, feminine plural huronnes-wendates)

  1. Concerning the Wendat, their language, and their culture.
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