Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hun"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hun \Hun\, n. [L. Hunni, also Chunni, and Chuni; cf. AS. H?nas,
H?ne, OHG. H?ni, G. Hunnen.]
One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the
5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part
of Europe.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Hun
n 1: a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th
century [syn: {Hun}]
2: offensive terms for a person of German descent [syn: {Kraut},
{Krauthead}, {Boche}, {Jerry}, {Hun}]
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