Huns

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A tribe from western Asia who conquered much of central and eastern Europe during the fifth century. The Huns were known for their cruelty and destructiveness.

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The British frequently referred to German soldiers as “Huns” during World War I and World War II as a way of emphasizing their supposed brutality.

Words nearby Huns

hunks, hunky, hunky-dory, Hunner's ulcer, Hunnish, Huns, hunt, hunt and peck, huntaway, hunt board, hunt button

Example sentences from the Web for Huns

Getting closer to solving an ancient mystery: where did the Huns come from?
From Whence Came the Huns|David Frum|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In total, 31 Huns were buried in the tombs that were discovered at the foot of Salkhit of Rashaant Soum in Khuvsgul Province.
From Whence Came the Huns|David Frum|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He was a man of few words, but a typical British officer of the type which has made the Empire and won the war against the Huns.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux
Soon now the great and powerful Allies would drive out the Huns, and all would be as it had been.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart

Church this morning in the unruined chapel of a small convent which has escaped the attention of the Huns!
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie
This may be so, for when the Magyars conquered the country in the eleventh century they found the Huns settled in it.
Dracula|Bram Stoker
They have been sheltering refugees from every nation that has been devastated and overrun by the mad Huns.
Private Peat|Harold R. Peat

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