Han
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a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
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a river flowing from central China into the Yangtze at Hankow. 900 miles (1,450 km) long.
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the Chinese people in general, especially those not of Mongol, Manchu, Tibetan, or other non-Chinese extraction.
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Hans,plural
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a member of a group of Indigenous people inhabiting the Yukon River drainage basin near the Alaska-Canada border.
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the Athabascan language of the Han.
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the imperial dynasty that ruled China for most of the time from 206 bc to 221 ad , expanding its territory and developing its bureaucracy
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the Chinese people as contrasted to Mongols, Manchus, etc
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Etymology
Origin of Han
From Kutchin han-gwičin “river dwellers”
Example Sentences
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“AI has been disrupting a different segment of the economy on a daily basis,” said Michael Hans, chief investment officer at Citizens Wealth, in a phone interview Friday.
From MarketWatch
Han Lin, managing director and China country director for consultancy The Asia Group, says the Supreme Court decision shifted the leverage in the relationship.
From Barron's
Hans Jacob had offered the miller four sheep and a milking cow for her hand in marriage.
From Literature
Now he was Han Solo in “Star Wars,” directed by a young upstart, George Lucas.
From Los Angeles Times
Former prime minister Han was convicted last month for his role in the scandal and sentenced to 23 years in prison -- eight years more than prosecutors had sought.
From Barron's
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