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hogan¹

  • /ˈhoʊ.ɡən/ US

Rhymes with -əʊɡən

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Navajo hooghan (“dwelling, house”).

noun hogans

  1. A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud. The wives of warriors were under strict instructions not to leave their hogans until the men had returned, hopefully successful, from their martial adventures abroad […].

Hogan²

  • /ˈhoʊɡən/ US

Where it comes from

An anglicised form of Irish Ó hÓgáin or Ó hEochagáin.

proper noun

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A township in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Iron County, Missouri, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: morgan, dwelling, shelter, shack, cabin, lodge, hut, habitation, wickiup, wigwam, house, abode, domicile, adobe, home, residence

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noun house

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"hogan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hogan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hogan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hogan

Chicago

"hogan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hogan.

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@misc{hogan_2026,
  title = {hogan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hogan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}