Definitions for Honan

Honan Ho·nan

Spelling: [hoh-nan; Chinese hœ
IPA: /ˈhoʊˈnæn; Chinese ˈhœˈnɑn/

Honan is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 31 anagrams from letters in Honan (ahnno).

Definitions for Honan

noun

  1. Wade-Giles. Henan.
  2. (usually lowercase) Textiles. a pongee fabric made from the filaments of the wild silkworm. a lustrous fabric simulating pongee and woven from fibers other than silk.

Examples for Honan

In 1906 they mobilized an army of 30,000 “modern” troops for manœuvres in Honan Province.

It adjoined the site of the present town of Anyang, in the province of Honan.

After passing Taiho, it crosses the Anhwei border into Honan.

How, then, can they be even equal to the products of remote Honan and fabulous Peking?

The danger to those dear to us, touring in Honan, was very great.

How, then, can it be equal to those of Honan, which you have never seen?

The largest is that at Honan, the southern suburb of Canton.

He peered into the stinking wells of Honan where women were cutting their own throats.

We visited the Temple of Honan, a place of great sanctity to the natives.

"Catty Honan," cried Mary, with a gesture to enforce silence.

Word Value for Honan
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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