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Khan let Polo be his eyes and ears. He was the first one to build a bridge between East and West.
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Meaning of "khan" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KHAN

From Old French caan, from Medieval Latin caanus, from Turkish khān, contraction of khāqān ruler.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KHAN

khan  [kɑːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KHAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Khan 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 KHAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Khan

Khan or KHAN may refer to: ▪ Khan, a title for a ruler in Turkic and Mongolian languages and also used by Persians, Afghans/Pashtuns and Muslim punjabi rajputs for chiefs and noblemen. ▪ Khan, a family name. ▪ a caravanserai ▪ Khan River, an ephemeral river in Namibia ▪ Khan, Iran ▪ Khan, a municipal subdivision of the administrative divisions of Cambodia ▪ Khan Academy, a non-for-profit educational organization ▪ State Oil Company v. Khan, a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision in antitrust law, often referred to just as Khan.

Definition of khan in the English dictionary

The first definition of khan in the dictionary is a title borne by medieval Chinese emperors and Mongol and Turkic rulers: usually added to a name. Other definition of khan is such a ruler. Khan is also a title of respect borne by important personages in Afghanistan and central Asia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KHAN


Afghanistan
æfˈɡænɪˌstɑːn
Akan
ˈɑːkɑːn
Azerbaijan
ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn
Balikpapan
ˌbɑːlɪkˈpɑːpɑːn
barn
bɑːn
Bhutan
buːˈtɑːn
Iran
ɪˈrɑːn
Kyrgyzstan
ˈkɪəɡɪzˌstɑːn
lohan
ˈləʊˈhɑːn
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 KHAN

khaki election
khaki-like
khakis
Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz
khalif
Khalkha
Khalsa
Khama
Khamenei
khamsin
khanate
khanda
khanga
khanjar
khansamah
kharif
Kharkov
Khartoum
Khartum
khat

WORDS THAT END LIKE KHAN

adhan
afghan
Callaghan
darshan
Elizabethan
Foshan
Imran Khan
Jonathan
leviathan
Monaghan
Morbihan
Nathan
neither more nor less than
nothing less than
orphan
other than
Rajasthan
than
Vaughan
Wuhan

Synonyms and antonyms of khan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «khan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KHAN

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

khan
570 millions of speakers

English

khan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

khan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

khan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Khan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

khan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Khan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trạm nghi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

han
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

caravanserraglio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Khan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

khan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

khan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Khan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

khan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

khan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of khan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KHAN»

The term «khan» is very widely used and occupies the 4.608 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KHAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «khan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «khan» 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 khan

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QUOTES WITH «KHAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word khan.
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Benedict Wong
Khan let Polo be his eyes and ears. He was the first one to build a bridge between East and West.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KHAN»

Discover the use of khan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to khan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined
A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer and hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a ...
Salman Khan, 2012
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
This dazzling work of revisionist history doesn’t just paint an unprecedented portrait of a great leader and his legacy, but challenges us to reconsider how the modern world was made. From the Hardcover edition.
Jack Weatherford, 2005
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Pakistan: A Personal History
Born only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947, Imran Khan has lived his country's history.
Imran Khan, 2011
4
Squash Racquets: the Khan Game
So he "talked" the book in a great number of sessions, in the court and out of it, with Richard E. Randall, one of his students and a professional writer. The collaboration worked well. The book gives Hashim as he actually thinks and talks.
Hashim Khan, Richard E. Randall, 1967
5
Genghis Khan
A new volume in the Military Profiles series
Paul Lococo, Jr autofilled, 2008
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Genghis Khan: Conqueror of the World
This book analyses how Genghis Khan was able to unite the primitive Mongol tribes of the harsh Siberian steppes and organize them into highly mobile and disciplined troops.
Leo de Hartog, 2004
7
Khubilai Khan: His Life and Times
Offers a profile of the Mongol ruler, describes his attempts to rule the known world, and recounts how he established a formal Chinese government
Morris Rossabi, 1988
8
King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of ...
Here is the astonishing true story of Bollywood, a sweeping portrait about a country finding its identity, a movie industry that changed the face of India, and one man's struggle to become a star.
Anupama Chopra, 2007
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Kublai Khan
Drawing on his own travels through Mongolia and China, bestselling historian John Man brings the remarkable world of Kublai Khan to vibrant life. 'One of the great strengths of this book is to rescue Kublai Khan from myth.
John Man, 2012
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The Physics of Radiation Therapy
This edition also features more than 100 full-color illustrations throughout. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.
Faiz M. Khan, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KHAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term khan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Salman Khan wants Bajrangi Bhaijaan to be made tax-free
Directed by Kabir Khan, Bajrangi Bhaijaan is about a little Pakistani girl, who loses her way on the Indo-Pak border and finds herself in India. «India Today, Jul 15»
2
IS detonates massive car bomb
RESCUERS in the Iraqi town of Khan Bani Saad were searching collapsed buildings for bodies on Saturday after a car bomb ripped through a ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao celebrate Eid with kids Azad, Ira; fans throng …
Actor Aamir Khan and wife Kiran Rao interacted with the press on the occasion of Eid below their residence on Saturday (July 18). The couple's ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
The Raj at War, by Yasmin Khan - book review: Frequently …
Khan is frequently illuminating, but she should have spent more time tracking down survivors for first-hand accounts, rather than relying heavily ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
Nizakat Khan suspended for illegal action
Hong Kong legspinner Nizakat Khan has been suspended from bowling in international cricket after his action was found to be illegal by an ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
6
Salman Yusuff Khan does a tango to 'Babuji dheere chalna'
Choreographer-turned-actor, Salman Yusuff Khan is excited about the Babuji dheere chalna remix. He has choreographed,directed and ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Pulkit Samrat: I would love to be the human being Salman Khan is
Bangistan, a smart comedy that brings out the bromance between Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat, is coming this month-end. Besides the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
8
Photos: Salman Khan Attends Funeral Of His Family Friend
Here comes a sad moment for Bollywood's superstar Salman Khan along side the release of his much talked film Bajrangi Bhaijaan. The actor ... «Business of Cinema, Jul 15»
9
I feel embarrassed and humbled when someone compares me to …
... compares me to Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Palash Sen ... to that of acclaimed Bollywood actors like Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
10
I'll give Shahid a slap and things will be fine: Ahmed Khan
Choreographer-director Ahmed Khan, who was rumoured to be at loggerheads with childhood friend, actor Shahid Kapoor, says that the two ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»

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