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hun

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Hunnoun

    a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century

Wiktionary

  1. hunnoun

    Affectionate abbreviation of honey.

  2. hunnoun

    A grey partridge.

  3. Hunnoun

    A member of a nomadic tribe, the Huns, most likely of Turkic origin, which invaded Europe in the fourth century from Central Asia.

  4. Hunnoun

    a vandal, a barbarian, an uncivilized destructive person

  5. Hunnoun

    A German

  6. Hunnoun

    A Protestant.

  7. Etymology: From Hunnus, apparently ultimately from Turkic Hun-yü, the name of a tribe (they were known in China as (Hsiungnu)).

ChatGPT

  1. hun

    "Hun" is primarily a colloquial term, short for "honey," often used as an informal, friendly or affectionate term of address between people. Its context can significantly vary depending on the country or culture. It is notably standard in various English speaking societies. In history, it also refers to a member of a warlike Asiatic nomadic people who invaded and ravaged Europe in the 4-5th centuries.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hunnoun

    one of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the 5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part of Europe

  2. Etymology: [L. Hunni, also Chunni, and Chuni; cf. AS. Hnas, Hne, OHG. Hni, G. Hunnen.]

Wikidata

  1. Hun

    The hun is a Korean ocarina-like flute made of baked clay or other ceramics. It has a globular shape, with a blowing hole on top and several finger holes. It is used primarily in court music ensembles, although in the late 20th century some contemporary Korean composers began to use it in their compositions and film scores. In Japan, the equivalent instrument is called tsuchibue.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hun

    hun, n. one of a powerful, squat, swarthy, and savage nomad race of Asia, probably of Mongolian or Tartar stock, who began to move westwards in Europe about 372 A.D., pushing the Goths before them across the Danube, and under Attila (433-453) overrunning Europe: a shortened form of Hungarian.—adjs. Hun′nic, Hun′nish.

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  1. HUN

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HUN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hun is ranked #35993 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Hun surname appeared 623 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hun.

    73.5% or 458 total occurrences were Asian.
    12.2% or 76 total occurrences were White.
    9.4% or 59 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    3.5% or 22 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hun in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of hun in a Sentence

  1. Hun Sen:

    If Hun Sen hadn't been willing to enter the tigers' den, how could we have caught the tigers?

  2. Elod Novak:

    We will cease to be the heirs of Attila the Hun if becoming a people's party means embracing a politically correct, careful traditionalism, we will become the same servants of big money as every party and government since (1989).

  3. Sam Rainsy:

    Since people eat noodles all over the country, Hun Sen may first accuse them of being opposition supporters, but after seeing such a tide, so many people joining the noodle parties, Hun Sen said no, we cannot stop these noodle parties. If you cant beat them, join them.

  4. Phay Siphan:

    It has no quality, it is just accusations. The report is personal propaganda against Hun Sen, the elected prime minister.

  5. Sebastian Strangio:

    This is the CPP's way of consigning Rainsy to an early retirement, but expect him to continue his campaign against Hun Sen from abroad.

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