khan

5 definitions found

khan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Khan \Khan\, n. [Pers. & Tart. kh[=a]n.] [Also kan, kaun.]
     A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the
     Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or
     formerly governed by them.
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  Khan \Khan\, n. [Per. kh[=a]n, kh[=a]nah, house, tent, inn.]
     An Eastern inn or caravansary. [Written also kawn.]
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  Cham \Cham\ (k[a^]m), n. [See Khan.]
     The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written
     khan. --Shak.
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khan - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  khan
      n 1: a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian
           countries
      2: an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that
         provides accommodation for caravans [syn: caravansary,
         caravanserai, khan, caravan inn]

khan - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "khan":
     Dalai Lama, Esquire, Great Mogul, Holy Roman Emperor, Inca, Kaiser,
     Master, Mister, Mogul, Muslim rulers, Prinz, Sir, ardri, atheling,
     bey, cacique, caesar, caliph, cham, crown prince, czar, effendi,
     emir, hakim, heir apparent, heir presumptive, imam, kaid, king,
     knez, mikado, mirza, nawab, negus, nizam, padishah, pendragon,
     pharaoh, prince, prince consort, prince regent, princeling,
     princes of India, rig, sachem, sagamore, sahib, shah, shahzada,
     sheikh, sherif, shogun, sirdar, sire, sirrah, sultan, tenno,
     tycoon