Khan

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A ruler, an official, or an important person in India and some central Asian countries.
  • n. A medieval ruler of a Mongol, Tartar, or Turkish tribe.
  • n. A caravansary in certain Asian countries.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. after Genghis Khan, a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages
  • n. an Ottoman sultan
  • n. a noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan
  • n. a caravanserai; a resting-place for a travelling caravan
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • n. An Eastern inn or caravansary.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The title of sovereign princes in Tatar countries, whose dominions are known as khanates, and of nomadic chiefs and various state officers in Persia; also, one of the titles of the. sultan of Turkey.
  • n. One of a class of unfurnished inns in Turkish and some other Oriental lands, generally belonging to the government.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
  • n. a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    inn    hostel    hostelry    lodge    auberge    swayer    ruler   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    kawn   
    Form
    khanate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    king    prince    chief    governor   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Abidjan    Abron    Amman    Antoine    Aton    Azerbaijan    Bataan    Bhutan    Bon    Bonn