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I always wear rings and cuffs from Made Her Think because designer Meredith Kahn is my friend and is one of my fashion idols. Everything she creates is really fresh.
Jessie Baylin

Meaning of "Kahn" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KAHN

Kahn  [kɑːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAHN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kahn is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KAHN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kahn

Kahn is a German surname. Kahn is the German word that means, in informal contexts, small boat. It is also a Germanized form of the Jewish surname Cohen, another variant of which is Cahn.

Definition of Kahn in the English dictionary

The definition of Kahn in the dictionary is Herman. 1922–83, US mathematician and futurologist; director of the Hudson Institute. Other definition of Kahn is Louis I. 1901–74, US architect, noted for his art museums at Yale, Fort Worth, and New Haven.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KAHN


Afghanistan
æfˈɡænɪˌstɑːn
Akan
ˈɑːkɑːn
Azerbaijan
ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn
Balikpapan
ˌbɑːlɪkˈpɑːpɑːn
barn
bɑːn
Bhutan
buːˈtɑːn
Iran
ɪˈrɑːn
khan
kɑːn
Kyrgyzstan
ˈkɪəɡɪzˌstɑːn
Medan
ˈmɛdɑːn
Oman
əʊˈmɑːn
Pakistan
ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn
Ramadan
ˌræməˈzɑːn
Ramazan
ˌræməˈzɑːn
Sudan
suːˈdɑːn
Taiwan
ˈtaɪˈwɑːn
Tajikistan
tɑːˌdʒɪkɪˈstɑːn
Turkmenistan
ˌtɜːkmɛnɪˈstɑːn
Uzbekistan
ˌʌzbɛkɪˈstɑːn
zaman
zəˈmɑːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAHN

Kafkaesque
kaftan
Kagera
kago
Kagoshima
kagoul
kagoule
kagu
kahal
kahawai
kahawai bird
kahikatea
kahikatoa
kahuna
kai
kai moana
kaiak
Kaieteur Falls
kaif
Kaifeng

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAHN

autobahn
Behn
blue john
demijohn
First Epistle of John
foehn
Hahn
hn
infobahn
john
Lake Saint John
Little John
Mendelssohn
Prester John
Saint John
Second Epistle of John
Shahn
Siegbahn
St John
Wolfensohn

Synonyms and antonyms of Kahn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kahn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KAHN

Find out the translation of Kahn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kahn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kahn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡恩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kahn
570 millions of speakers

English

Kahn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्हान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kahn
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কানের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kahn
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kahn
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kahn
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kahn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kahn
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kahn
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kahn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kahn
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kahn
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kahn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kahn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kahn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kahn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAHN»

The term «Kahn» is very widely used and occupies the 21.132 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KAHN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Kahn» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Kahn» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kahn

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3 QUOTES WITH «KAHN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Kahn.
1
Jessie Baylin
I always wear rings and cuffs from Made Her Think because designer Meredith Kahn is my friend and is one of my fashion idols. Everything she creates is really fresh.
2
Rachael Harris
I told my agent which women I aspire to have a career like: Frances McDormand, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney and Emma Thompson - character actresses who have something to say. I also said that I loved Madeline Kahn and Jessica Lange.
3
Jenn Proske
I take class at the Groundlings, and my personal coach is Lesley Kahn.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAHN»

Discover the use of Kahn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kahn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Boys of Summer
This is a book about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then went on to play for one of the most exciting major-league ball clubs ever fielded, the team that broke the color barrier with Jackie Robinson.
Roger Kahn, 2011
2
The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret ...
With a brilliant new chapter that makes use of previously classified documents to bring the book thoroughly up to date, and to explore the myriad ways computer codes and their hackers are changing all of our lives, The Codebreakers is the ...
David Kahn, 1996
3
The Legacy of Albert Kahn
Originally the catalog for a major retrospective exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts, this volume has become an invaluable handbook in tracing the creative genius of Albert Kahn.
W. Hawkins Ferry, 1970
4
The Worlds of Herman Kahn: the intuitive science of ...
Herman Kahn, William Brown, Leon Martel, and Hudson Institute staff, The next 200 years: a scenario for America and the world (Morrow, 1976), 1. He continued to work on military affairs. From 1966 to 1968 Kahn consulted with the Pentagon  ...
Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi, 2009
5
Louis Kahn: Essential Texts
Professor Twombly? introduction and headnotes offer incisive commentary on the texts.
Louis I. Kahn, Robert C. Twombly, 2003
6
Louis Kahn: Conversations with Students
First ed. published as: Louis I. Kahn: talks with students. 1969.
Louis I. Kahn, Dung Ngo, 1998
7
On Thermonuclear War
Kahn's stated purpose in writing this book was simply: "avoiding disaster and buying time, without specifying the use of this time." By the late 1950s, with both sides H-bomb-armed, reason and time were in short supply.
Herman Kahn, 2011
8
Albert Kahn: Builder of Detroit
A biography of the German-born Jewish architect who, from the 1880s through the early 1940s, designed elegant homes, factories for Henry Ford, and industrial plants to support the United States' war effort.
Roger Matuz, 2002
9
Basic Freud: Psychoanalytic Thought for the Twenty First Century
A clinical psychologist offers an introduction to Freud's view of the human psyche, including discussion of the unconscious, the Oedipus complex, the repetition compulsion, anxiety, guilt, dreams, and transference.
Michael Kahn, 2002
10
Kind of Blue
The author takes readers behind the scenes of the making of a jazz classic, recreating the sessions that produced it to show how Miles Davis's musical genius worked in action. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
Ashley Kahn, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAHN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kahn is used in the context of the following news items.
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NATIONSTAR SHAREHOLDER ALERT BY FORMER LOUISIANA …
NATIONSTAR SHAREHOLDER ALERT BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Reminds Investors With ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
2
3D SYSTEMS SHAREHOLDER ALERT BY FORMER LOUISIANA …
NEW ORLEANS, July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, the former Attorney General of Louisiana, ... «Satellite PR News, Jul 15»
3
Rohan Kahn Convicted Of Attempted Murder In Attack On LI Landlord
Rohan Kahn, of Levittown, faces up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced on Sept. 4, according to Nassau County District Attorney ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
4
Carlson and Kahn: 42 years and counting | Politics in Minnesota
Lyndon Carlson and Phyllis Kahn won election to the Minnesota House in November 1972, the same night Nixon trounced his Democratic ... «Politics in Minnesota, Jul 15»
5
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to advise Cuba on US …
The job search probably hasn't been easy for the former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned as ... «Fox News Latino, Jul 15»
6
Teen Masterton fighter heads to worlds
Teen kickboxer Kahn Warwood of Masterton will carry the legacy of late club founder Cody Tomuri to the 2015 IMFA World Championships in ... «Wairarapa Times-Age, Jul 15»
7
The discreet redemption of Strauss-Kahn
Four years fighting sex-related allegations have not hurt Mr Strauss-Kahn's popularity. In fact, the battle may have given him a boost, a recent ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
8
Minnesota lawmakers Kahn, Carlson break record for House tenure
Phyllis Kahn and Rep. Lyndon Carlson were each sworn in for the first time in January 1973 and have served continuously since then. «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
9
DSK rides comeback trail — through Cuba – POLITICO
PARIS — Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn wants to make a comeback on the international stage but not in ... «Politico, Jul 15»
10
REMY INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR ALERT BY THE FORMER …
NEW ORLEANS, July 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»

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