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A Hun is a member of the Huns, a confederation of nomadic tribes in Western Asia and Europe in late antiquity. Hun or huns may also refer to:


Arts and entertainment

* Hun, a British subcultural stereotype, see Hun subculture * Hun, a character in ''Pokémon'' * Hun, a character in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * The Hun (cartoonist), a pseudonymous erotic artist * ''
The Huns (film) ''The Huns'' ( is a 1960 adventure film directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Chelo Alonso and Jacques Sernas about Attila the Hun. Plot Cast * Chelo Alonso as Tanya * Jacques Sernas as Malok * Folco Lulli as Igor * Mario Petri as Tim ...
'' a 1960 Italian film * Hun (instrument), a clay Korean flute


Biology

* Hun, a nickname for Hungarian partridge * Hun shrew, (''Crocidura attila''), a mammal species found in parts of Africa


Geography

* Húns, a village in Friesland, Netherlands * River Hun, Norfolk, England * Hun River (Liao River tributary), Liaoning Province, China * Hun River (Yalu River tributary), China * Hun, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province *
Hun, Libya Hun or Houn () () is an oasis town in the northern Fezzan region of southwest Libya. The town is the capital of the Jufra District. The "International Autumn Tourism Festival" is an annual festival usually held at the end of September. History D ...
, a town * HUN, Chapman code for Huntingdonshire, county in England


History

* The
Xiongnu The Xiongnu (, ) were a tribal confederation of Nomad, nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese historiography, Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Modu Chanyu, t ...
, a confederation of nomadic tribes in northeast Asia from the 3rd Century BCE to the late 1st Century CE * The Hunas, " Iranian Huns" and/or Xionites: tribes in Asia between the 4th and 7th Centuries ** " Red Huns", who were possibly synonymous with the "
Alchon Huns The Alchon Huns, ( Bactrian: ''Alkhon(n)o'' or ''Alkhan(n)o'') also known as the Alkhan, Alchono, Alxon, Alkhon, Alakhana, and Walxon, were a nomadic people who established states in Central Asia and South Asia during the 4th and 6th centurie ...
" and/or
Kidarites The Kidarites, or Kidara Huns, were a dynasty that ruled Bactria and adjoining parts of Central Asia and South Asia in the 4th and 5th centuries. The Kidarites belonged to a complex of peoples known collectively in India as the Huna people, Huna, ...
; ** "
Alchon Huns The Alchon Huns, ( Bactrian: ''Alkhon(n)o'' or ''Alkhan(n)o'') also known as the Alkhan, Alchono, Alxon, Alkhon, Alakhana, and Walxon, were a nomadic people who established states in Central Asia and South Asia during the 4th and 6th centurie ...
" ** " White Huns", possibly synonymous with, or included the
Hephthalites The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian languages, Iranian as the ''Spet Xyon'' and in Sanskrit and Prakrit as the ''Sveta-huna''), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to ...
** " Nezak Huns" * Hun clan, A clan of south Asian community Gurjar, Gujjer * North Caucasian Huns, Daghestan, a people who settled in Daghestan during the 6th and 7th centuries * Hun of East Anglia, 8th century ruler * Hun soul, in Chinese folk beliefs * Huntingdale railway station, Melbourne


Transportation

* Hualien Airport's IATA airport code * Railway service timetable code for Hunter Line, New South Wales, Australia * Huntingdon railway station's National Rail station code * Huntington (Amtrak station)'s station code


Other uses

* Hun School of Princeton, New Jersey, United States * F-100 Super Sabre nickname * Derogatory term used for Germans * Hun, an insult used for Rangers F.C. supporters * HUN, an ISO country code for
Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
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Huntsman Corporation Huntsman Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of chemical products for consumers and industrial customers. Huntsman manufactures assorted polyurethanes, performance products, and adhesives for customers like BMW, ...
, NYSE symbol * Hun, means Human in Mongolian. * The Hun, a nickname for the newspaper ''
Herald Sun The ''Herald Sun'' is a Conservatism, conservative daily tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia, published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of the American Rupert Murdoch, Murd ...
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See also

* Huna (disambiguation) * Hunnic (disambiguation) * Hunni {{disambig, geo