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  hogan

  noun

  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

  noun

  Ben, 1912–97, U.S. golfer.

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”

Explanation

A hogan is a Navajo dwelling made of bark, logs, and earth. These traditional structures were once commonly used as homes, though newly built hogans are more often used for ceremonial purposes. Many Navajo families still live in older hogans, and, regardless of what type of structure the family lives in, it's considered important to have a family hogan for ceremonies. The very oldest of these structures were cone-shaped and insulated with packed mud that kept them cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The door commonly faced east, for easy viewing of the sunrise, which symbolized good fortune. The Navajo root is hoghan, "dwelling."

Example Sentences

You can find a few old photos, from the late 1980s, of Trump and Hogan posing together, when the future president played host to a couple of major WWE events.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The narrative among market participants is that new Fed chairs get tested in some way relatively soon, but, as B. Riley Chief Market Strategist Art Hogan says, there’s “really no proof” of that historical pattern.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Royal 7, Camarillo 6: Tristen Hogan broke a 6-6 tie with an RBI single in the seventh.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

"There are only so many possible culprits, so I started to compare things that might be important," Hogan said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

She enjoyed the WWF Wrestling Mania shows, where Hulk Hogan and Mr. Perfect, whose necks were wider than their heads, wore spangled Lycra leggings and beat each other up brutally.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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