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' Erie' a tribe and shorten form of Iroquoian word Erielhonan or 'long tail'. 'Huron' named by French explorers of inhabitants in the area, Wyandot or 'Hurons'. 'Michigan' possibly from the Ojibwa word mishigami meaning 'great water. 'Ontario' from Wyandot word ontarío meaning 'Great Lake. 'Superior' the English translation of French term 'lac supérieur'.

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