hogan

UK: /ˈhəʊɡən/ US: /ˈhoʊgɔn, -gən/ ,(hō′gôn, -gən)

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ho•gan /ˈhoʊgɔn, -gən/   n. [countable]

1. Anthropology a Navajo dwelling made of logs and sticks covered with mud or sod.

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ho•gan  (hō′gôn, -gən), n. 

1. Anthropology a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.

• Navajo hooghan hogan, home
• 1870–75, American.

Ho•gan  (hō′gən), n. 

1. Biographical Ben, 1912–97, U.S. golfer.

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hogan / ˈhəʊɡən/ noun

1. a wooden dwelling covered with earth, typical of the Navajo people of N America

Etymology: from Navajo

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Hogan / ˈhəʊɡən/ noun

1. Ben, full name William Benjamin Hogan. 1912–97, US golfer: winner of nine major championships (1946–53) including the US Open four times