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[hahn] 
–noun
| 1. | a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion. Compare Earlier Han, Later Han. |
| 2. | a river flowing from central China into the Yangtze at Hankow. 900 mi. (1450 km) long. |
| 3. | the Chinese people in general, esp. those not of Mongol, Manchu, Tibetan, or other non-Chinese extraction. |
Han
[hahn, huhn] –noun, plural Hans, (especially collectively
) Han for 1.
) Han for 1. | 1. | a member of a group of Indians inhabiting the Yukon River drainage basin near the Alaska-Canada border. |
| 2. | the Athabaskan language of the Han. |
Origin:
< Kutchin han-gwičin river dwellers
< Kutchin han-gwičin river dwellers
Han Shui
[hahn shwee] –noun Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
| a river flowing from central China into the Chang Jiang at Wuhan. 900 mi. (1450 km) long. |
Also called Han River.
Han River
–noun
| Han Shui. |
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| Han 1 (hän) n. pl. Han or Hans A member of the principal ethnic group of China, constituting about 93 percent of the population, especially as distinguished from Manchus, Mongols, Huis, and other minority nationalities. Also called Chinese, Han Chinese. [Chinese (Mandarin) Hàn.] |
| Han 2 (hän) A Chinese dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) noted for unifying and expanding its national territory and for promoting literature and the arts. [Chinese (Mandarin) Hàn.] |
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Han
Han\, v. t. [Cf. Sw. h["a]gn hedge, inclosure, Dan. hegn hedge, fence. See Hedge.] To inclose for mowing; to set aside for grass. "A ground . . . hained in." --Holland.Han
Han\, contr. inf. & plural pres. of Haven. To have; have. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. Him thanken all, and thus they han an end. --Chaucer.
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Han
Chinese dynasty, 206 B.C.E.-220 C.E., its rule marked by prosperity, military success, and the introduction of Buddhism.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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