hun

hʌn

Definition

Definition of hun - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

informal

affectionate term for someone you like

Hey hun, how was your day?

darling

dear

sweetheart

war

Dated

derogatory term for German soldier in World War I

Dated

The term 'Hun' was used by Allied forces during the war.

enemy

history

Rare

member of nomadic people from Central Asia

Rare

The Huns invaded Europe in the 4th century.

barbarian

nomad

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Origin of hun

Old Norse, húnn (bear cub)

Examples of hun in a sentence

Thanks for the help, hun!
The propaganda poster depicted the enemy as a Hun.
Stories of the Hun atrocities were widespread.
A Hun warrior was buried here.
The Hun empire was vast and powerful.

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French:chéri, Boche, ...
German:Süße, Hunne, ...
Italian:tesoro, crucco, ...
Spanish:cariño, soldado alemán, ...
Portuguese:querido, soldado alemão, ...
Chinese:亲爱的, 德国佬, ...
Japanese:ハニー, ドイツ兵, ...
Arabic:حبيبي, مُصْطَلَح ازْدِرَائِي لِلْجُنْدِي الأَلْمَانِي فِي الحَرْب العَالَمِيَّة الأُولَى, ...
Hebrew:מוֹתֶק, הוּן, ...
Russian:дорогой, немецкий солдат, ...
Ukrainian:люба, німецький солдат, ...
Hindi:जानू, जर्मन सैनिक, ...
Bengali:প্রিয়, জার্মান সৈনিক, ...
Catalan:carinyo, soldat alemany, ...
Czech:zlato, Hun, ...
Danish:skat, tysk soldat, ...
Dutch:schat, Duitser, ...
Greek:αγάπη, Γερμανός στρατιώτης, ...
Hungarian:drágám, becsmérlő elnevezés német katonára, ...
Khmer:សម្លាញ់, ពាក្យហៅទាហានអាល្លឺម៉ង់ដោយមើលងាយក្នុងសង្គ្រាមលោកលើកទីមួយ, ...
Korean:자기야, 독일군, ...
Persian:عزیزم, آلمانی, ...
Polish:kochanie, Szkop, ...
Portuguese (BR):querido, alemão, ...
Romanian:dragă, neamț, ...
Swedish:älskling, tysk soldat, ...
Thai:ที่รัก, ทหารเยอรมัน, ...
Turkish:tatlım, Alman askeri, ...
Vietnamese:cưng, lính Đức, ...

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