From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
khan
n 1: a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian
countries
2: an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that
provides accommodation for caravans [syn: caravansary,
caravanserai, caravan inn]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Khan \Khan\, n. [Pers. & Tart. kh[=a]n.] [Also kan, kaun.]
A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the
Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or
formerly governed by them.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Khan \Khan\, n. [Per. kh[=a]n, kh[=a]nah, house, tent, inn.]
An Eastern inn or caravansary. [Written also kawn.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cham \Cham\ (k[a^]m), n. [See Khan.]
The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written
khan. --Shak.
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