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Hen commonly refers to a female animal: a female
chicken The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult m ...
, other gallinaceous bird, any type of bird in general, or a
lobster Lobsters are a family (biology), family (Nephropidae, Synonym (taxonomy), synonym Homaridae) of marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs ...
. It is also a slang term for a
woman A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...
. Hen or Hens may also refer to:


Places


Norway

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Hen, Buskerud Hen is a small village in the municipality of Ringerike in Buskerud, Norway. Hen is situated between Hønefoss and Hallingby in Ådal. Hen is located near the Hensfossen waterfall on the Ådal River (''Ådalselva''). Timber was floating down th ...
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Hen, Møre og Romsdal Hen is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1964. Hen encompassed the valleys extending to the south and east of the Isfjorden in the northeastern part of the pres ...
, a former municipality now in Rauma municipality **
Hen Church Hen commonly refers to a female animal: a female chicken, other galliformes, gallinaceous bird, any type of bird in general, or a lobster. It is also a slang term for a woman. Hen or Hens may also refer to: Places Norway *Hen, Buskerud, a villa ...


United Kingdom

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Hazel Brook The Hazel Brook, also known as the Hen, is a tributary of the River Trym in Bristol, England. It rises at Cribbs Causeway in South Gloucestershire. From there, its course takes it south, passing the western end of Filton Aerodrome on its left ...
or Hen, a stream in Bristol, England *
Hen Cliff Hen Cliff is part of the Jurassic Coast near Kimmeridge in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England. The cliff runs from the eastern end of Kimmeridge Bay (below the folly called Clavell Tower) east to an area called Cuddle. The cliffs consist (as at ...
, on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England *HEN, station code for
Hendon railway station Hendon railway station is on the Midland Main Line in England, in West Hendon in the London Borough of Barnet, north London. It is down the line from and is situated between to the south and to the north. Its three-letter station code is HE ...
, England


Worldwide

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Hen Island (disambiguation) Hen Island may refer to: * Hen Island (Connecticut) * Hen Island (Maryland) * Hen Island (Ontario) * Hen Island (Tasmania) * Hen Island, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland * Hen Island, Taranga Island, one of the Hen and ...
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Hen and Chicken Islands The Hen and Chicken Islands (usually known collectively as the ''Hen and Chickens'') lie to the east of the North Auckland Peninsula off the coast of northern New Zealand. They lie east of Bream Head and south-east of Whangarei with a total ...
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Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...
, a province of China (Guobiao abbreviation HEN)


People

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Hen (name) Henry is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name Hen or Hens include: Surnames: *Coel Hen, Semi-legendary king of Sub-Roman Britain *Gwilym ab Ieuan Hen (''fl.'' c. 1440-1480), Welsh poet * Jorge Peña Hen (1928-1973 ...
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Hen (pronoun) () is a gender-neutral personal pronoun in Swedish intended as an alternative to the gender-specific ("she") and ("he"). It can be used when the gender of a person is not known or when it is not desirable to specify them as either a "she" or "h ...
, a Swedish gender-neutral pronoun * Hen., an abbreviation of the given name
Henry Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...


Other

* Symphony No. 83 (Haydn), nicknamed "The Hen" * ''Hen'' (manga), a 1988 manga created by Hiroya Oku * HEN, UCI team code for * HEN, abbreviation for
Hallmark Entertainment Network Hallmark Channel, formerly Hallmark Entertainment Network, in international markets was owned by several media companies. Over their history, the various channels were operated by Hallmark Entertainment Networks, Inc. (1995–2005), Sparrowhawk ...


See also

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Hehn Hehn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Hans-Jürgen Hehn (born 1944), German fencer *Keri Hehn (born 1981), American swimmer * Paul N. Hehn, American historian *Sascha Hehn (born 1954), German actor Places *Hehn, a quarter of ...
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Henn Henn is a both a surname and an Estonian masculine given name. Notable people with the surname include: ;As a given name: * Henn-Ants Kurg (1898–1943), Estonian military colonel and diplomat * Henn Pärn (born 1941), Estonian politician * ...
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Henpecked ''Henpecked'' is a 1930 animated short produced by Walter Lantz that features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Plot Oswald is playing piano in his apartment room, singing a swing song. Just then, a disturbed bear from another room comes in and confro ...
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Rooster The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult m ...
, a male chicken or related bird {{disambiguation, geo