Definition of hun Hun
/hʌˈn/ - [hun] - Hun
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WordNet
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| hun - a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century | ||
| hun - offensive term for a person of German descent | ||
| Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun | ||
| german the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic | ||
| derogation, disparagement, depreciation (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- hun (Noun)
Affectionate abbreviation of honey. - hun (Noun)
A grey partridge .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hun (n.)
One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the 5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part of Europe.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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
