city and port in NE Minn., on Lake Superior: pop. 87,000
Origin:
after Daniel G. Du Lhut (or Du Luth), 1636-1710, Fr explorer
See Duluth in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior opposite Superior, Wisconsin. Permanent settlement began here in the 1850s. The city's fine harbor accommodates oceangoing vessels. Population: 84,200.