Advertisement
Advertisement
Hun
[ huhn ]
noun
- a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- (often lowercase) a barbarous, destructive person; vandal.
- Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
Hun
/ hʌn /
noun
- a member of any of several Asiatic nomadic peoples speaking Mongoloid or Turkic languages who dominated much of Asia and E Europe from before 300 bc , invading the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries a.d
- See Germaninformal.(esp in World War I) a derogatory name for a German
- informal.a vandal
Discover More
Sensitive Note
Discover More
Derived Forms
- ˈHunˌlike, adjective
Discover More
Other Words From
- Hunlike adjective
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of Hun1
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of Hun1
Discover More
Example Sentences
Director Yoo Dong-hun and screenwriter Lee Jung-u were arrested for firebombing theaters.
Prime Minister Hun Sen had taken power in a bloody coup in July 1997.
He might have elicited a smile rather than a cringe had he gone to that reliable standby, “to the right of Attila the Hun.”
Leakhena Hun, a 22-year-old student, said she is one of few Khmers her age who are following the trial.
I always felt Attila The Hun set the clearest path for himself, what would today be called his “mission statement.”
But as year after year rolled away, Uncle Gambo would still say, "I'se a hun'erd and ten yeah ole."
You will see the permanently crippled and those that wait for death, a slow and lingering death from the Hun's poisonous gases.
The Red Cross floated over the building, but that emblem of mercy made no difference to the Hun.
The neighbors coming in to see the strange discovery, tore one of the pieces to atoms, in the true Hun and Vandal style.
In Germany hunne means giant, and the term “Hun,” meant radically anyone formidable or gigantic.
Advertisement
Word of the Day
[tawr-choo-uhs ]
Meaning and examplesStart each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!
By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse