Hun

noun \ˈhən\

Definition of HUN

: a member of a nomadic central Asian people gaining control of a large part of central and eastern Europe under Attila about a.d. 450

a often not capitalized : a person who is wantonly destructive : vandal

b usually disparaging : german; especially : a German soldier

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Middle English, from Old English Hunas, plural, from Late Latin Hunni, plural

First Known Use: before 12th century

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