I.
dialect Britain
present plural of have
II. ˈhän, -a- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Han, Chin. dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220)
1. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the period of the Han dynasty
Han pottery
2. : of, relating to, or being a nationality group in China descended from the original Chinese and constituting an overwhelming majority of the population and the dominant cultural group : belonging to the Chinese proper as distinguished from other nationality groups (as the Manchu or Mongols)
the Han race
III. noun
( plural han or hans )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : an Athapaskan people of the Yukon river district in east central Alaska and the Yukon Territory of Canada
2. : a member of the Han people