khan
- Proper noun. (given name, male) of (etyl, tr) origin used extensively among Muslims of South Asia.
- Proper noun. (surname, dot ) derived from the given name.
- Noun. after Genghis Khan, a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
- Noun. an Ottoman sultan.
- Noun. a noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.
- Noun. a caravanserai; a resting-place for a travelling caravan.
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