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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hun \Hun\, noun [L. Hunni, also Chunni, and Chuni; cf. AS. H?nas, H?ne, OHG. H?ni, G. Hunnen.] One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the 5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part of Europe.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Hun
noun
1: a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
2: offensive terms for a person of German descent [syn: {Kraut}, {Krauthead}, {Boche}, {Jerry}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "hun": annihilator, arsonist, biblioclast, bomber, burner, demolisher, destroyer, dynamitard, dynamiter, exterminator, iconoclast, idol breaker, idoloclast, nihilist, ruiner, syndicalist, terrorist, vandal, wrecker
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "Hun": Anzac, Aussie, Boche, Fritz, GI, Heinie, Jerry, Johnny, Kraut, Tommy, Tommy Atkins, Yank, askari, digger, doughboy, jock, poilu, redcoat, sepoy, swaddy
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