Hun Definition
hŭn
noun
A member of a warlike Asian people that, led by Attila and others, invaded E and central Europe in the 4th and 5th cent. a.d.
Webster's New World
Any savage or destructive person; vandal.
Webster's New World
Used as a disparaging term for a German, especially a German soldier in World War I.
American Heritage
(slang, derogatory, UK, Ireland) A Protestant.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Hun
Noun
Singular:
Hun
Plural:
hunsOrigin of Hun
From Late Latin Hunnus, apparently ultimately from Turkic Hun-yü, the name of a tribe (they were known in China as (Hsiungnu)).
From Wiktionary
From Late Latin Hunnī the Huns from Turki Hunyü
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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