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| Great Lakes |
five large, connected freshwater lakes of North America. They lie on the border between the United States and Canada; Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. |
| Huron |
Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes. It lies between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario. [1/2 definitions] |
| Lake Huron |
one of the Great Lakes that lies between the United States and Canada. Lake Huron is located to the northeast of the U.S. state of Michigan and contains the large Canadian island of Manitoulin. |
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