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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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”
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The Chinese government has confirmed Chao met Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng in Beijing on 17 June, three days after McConnell was admitted to hospital.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
According to both Miller and Han, improving education at every step of the prescribing process, from the doctor's office to the pharmacy counter, could help prevent many of these medication errors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
"One of them was this quite odd category of semaglutide," said David Han, Miller's research mentor and Romo Endowed Professor in the UT San Antonio Department of Statistics & Data Science.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Chao, who was on a previously scheduled philanthropic trip, met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng before eventually issuing a statement explaining that McConnell’s condition “did not warrant an immediate return” to the United States.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
At the clinic, Dr. Han was greeted immediately by Nurse Pak, a recent graduate of a nursing high school, who was training with Head Nurse Cha.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Hans Vanaken, a 33-year-old midfielder for Club Brugge, has never played outside Belgium domestically but has a goal and two assists to his name.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
"It is a pretty aggressive grower," Hans Paerl, a professor of marine and environmental sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, told the magazine.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Denying subpoenas for records related to law enforcement actions goes against state law, court rulings and the wishes of county voters, according to Hans Johnson, chair of the Civilian Oversight Commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
At the heart of the story is the rivalry between the American Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen, a Norwegian world champion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
But a few days later, when Haupt was eating at a restaurant, he met a German agent named Hans Sass, who also used the aliases Paul Smith and Dr. Reichal.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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