Definition of khan Khan
/kɑˈn/ - [kan] - khan
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What does khan mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: khans |
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| khan - a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries | ||
| khan - an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans | ||
| caravansary, caravanserai, caravan inn | ||
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Wiktionary 
- khan (Noun)
After Genghis Khan , a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. - khan (Noun)
An Ottoman sultan. - khan (Noun)
A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan. - khan (Noun)
A caravanserai; a resting-place for a travelling caravan.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- khan (n.)
A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or formerly governed by them. - khan (n.)
An Eastern inn or caravansary.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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khan
kan, n. an Eastern inn, a caravansary. [Turk.,—Pers. khāna, a house, a tent.] -
khan
kan, n. in North Asia, a prince or chief: in Persia, a governor.—n. Khan′ate, the dominion or jurisdiction of a khan. [Pers. khān, lord or prince, a Tartar word.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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khan
A title of Mongolian or Tartar sovereigns and lords. A khanate is a principality. Khagan means “khan of khans,” but has seldom been applied. The word khan is probably of the same origin as king.
Wikipedia 
- Khan should not be confused with Kahn, which is a German surname.
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"This article is about the title. For other uses, see Khan (disambiguation)."
Khan (sometimes spelled as "Xan", "Han", "Ke-Han", Turkic: "khān", Chinese:大汗) is an originally Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler.
It was used by the Mongols who brought it to all over Asia.
It now has many equivalent meanings such as commander, leader, or ruler. Presently Khans exist mostly in South Asia, Central Asia and Iran. The female alternative are Khatun and Khanum.
Ruling Khans.
A khan controls a khanate (sometimes spelled "chanat"). Whenever appropriate as ruler of a monarchy, Khan is also translated as king or prince. (But that translation is not quite correct.) Originally khans only headed relatively minor tribes.
The title Khan became well known when the tribal Mongol Temüjin proved himself a military genius by creating the Mongol Empire, the greatest land empire the world ever saw, which he ruled as Genghis Khan. His title was khagan 'Khan of Khans', see below, but is often 'shortened' to Khan (rather like the Persian "Shahanshah" -also meaning 'King of Kings'- is usually called Shah, equally incorrect, in most Western languages) or described as 'Great Khan' (like the Ottoman Padishah being called 'Great Sultan').
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🔤- khan, noun, singular of khans.
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