hogan

¹ American  

[hoh-gawn, -guhn] / ˈhoʊ gɔn, -gən /

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.

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Hogan ² American  

[hoh-guhn] / ˈhoʊ gən /

noun

1. Ben, 1912–97, U.S. golfer.

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Hogan ¹ British  

/ ˈheʊɡən /

noun

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

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hogan ² British  

/ ˈhəʊɡən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hogan

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

Example Sentences

Born in 1932 in a traditional Navajo hogan without running water or electricity, Laughter was 16 when Native Americans got the right to vote in Arizona.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

I live alone in a hogan, a traditional octagonal log house, in Chi Chil Tah, meaning “Where the Oaks Grow,” after the Gambel oaks indigenous to this region.

From Scientific American • Jul. 8, 2020

On this date in 1960, a Navajo forked-pole hogan was tree-ring dated to 1387, the earliest date on record.

From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2015

Home was a hogan, a rounded structure made of logs plastered with adobe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2014

He watched Tayo look around at the hogan and then back down at the Ceremonial grounds and city streets in the distance.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

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