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
Han said the project illustrates how data science can uncover meaningful public health trends instead of simply producing statistics.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 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
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
Dr. Han squatted in front of Doha and wiped his tears away with a clean handkerchief.
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
Belgium’s Charles De Ketelaere kicked it loose and set up Hans Vanaken, whose shot traveled behind Ream for an easy score that made it 3-1 in the 57th minute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 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
One of her co-workers, Hans Koenigsmann, had just been hired by SpaceX as employee No. 4 and made the introduction.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
It is likely that Hans never intended to involve Sophie in the White Rose resistance activities, but once she found out, he could not dissuade her.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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