hogan

[ hoh-gawn, -guhn ]
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noun
  1. a traditional Navajo dwelling constructed of branches and tree bark and covered with mud or sod, with a doorway facing east: maintained and used by modern Navajo people for religious and cultural ceremonies.

Origin of hogan

1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; from Navajo hooghan “hogan, home”

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Hogan
[ hoh-guhn ]

noun
  1. Ben, 1912–97, U.S. golfer.

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British Dictionary definitions for hogan (1 of 2)

hogan

/ (ˈhəʊɡən) /


noun
  1. a wooden dwelling covered with earth, typical of the Navaho Indians of N America

Origin of hogan

1
from Navaho

British Dictionary definitions for Hogan (2 of 2)

Hogan

/ (ˈheʊɡən) /


noun
  1. Ben, full name William Benjamin Hogan. 1912–97, US golfer

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