Honan
noun
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- a variation of Henan.
Honan
American
[hoh-nan, hœ-nahn]
/ ˈhoʊˈnæn, ˈhœˈnɑn /
noun
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Wade-Giles. Henan.
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(usually lowercase)
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a pongee fabric made from the filaments of the wild silkworm.
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a lustrous fabric simulating pongee and woven from fibers other than silk.
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Honan
1
British
/ ˈhəʊˈnæn /
noun
honan
2
British
/ ˈhəʊˈnæn /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Honan
First recorded in 1880–85; named after Honan, where the fabric was first manufactued
Example Sentences
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Honan said that she took the chip bag, thinking it to be a “light snack,” only to find it contained several hundred dollars.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025
“Glass, and the other things like it, won’t always be ugly and awkward,” Mat Honan wrote in Wired in 2013, in a retrospective of a year of wearing the device.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024
Democratic polling and strategy group Honan Strategy Group is meanwhile trying to develop an AI survey bot.
From Reuters • May 30, 2023
A “compulsively early person” by her own description, Ms. Honan said she has noticed — and appreciates — Mayor Adams’s commitment to being on time.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2022
We followed the ridge of these mountains for a time, and then dropped to the hilly country of Honan Province.
From The Image and the Likeness by Campbell, John Scott
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