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Han
1[ hahn ]
noun
- 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. CompareEarlier Han,Later Han.
- a river flowing from central China into the Yangtze at Hankow. 900 miles (1,450 km) long.
- the Chinese people in general, especially those not of Mongol, Manchu, Tibetan, or other non-Chinese extraction.
Han
2[ hahn, huhn ]
noun
- a member of a group of Indigenous people inhabiting the Yukon River drainage basin near the Alaska-Canada border.
- the Athabascan language of the Han.
Han
1/ hæn /
noun
- a river in E central China, rising in S Shaanxi and flowing southeast through Hubei to the Yangtze River at Wuhan. Length: about 1450 km (900 miles)
Han
2/ hæn /
noun
- the imperial dynasty that ruled China for most of the time from 206 bc to 221 ad , expanding its territory and developing its bureaucracy
- the Chinese people as contrasted to Mongols, Manchus, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin ofHan1
Example Sentences
"My father, Hans, was very proud to work at the steelworks," says Ms Weber, telling of her own connection with the works, which loom over the town.
Acting President Han Duck-soo said on Thursday it was "worrying" that many of the victims are elderly, as he ordered the interior minister to relocate to North Gyeongsang to oversee relief efforts.
The "unprecedented" crisis remains critical, according to acting president Han Duck-soo, who said the fires are "rewriting the record books for the worst wildfires in our nation's history".
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was reinstated as acting president on Monday after the country’s Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment motion passed by the National Assembly late last year.
Shortly after assuming the role of acting president, Han blocked the appointment of new judges to the constitutional court - something the opposition hoped would improve the odds of Yoon getting impeached.
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