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ho·gan
(hō′gän′, -gən)n.
A one-room Navajo structure traditionally built with the entrance facing east, used as a dwelling or for ceremonial purposes. Early hogans were made of earth-covered poles, with later models often built of logs, stones, and other materials.
[Navajo hooghan.]
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hogan
(ˈhəʊɡən)n
(Anthropology & Ethnology) a wooden dwelling covered with earth, typical of the Navaho Indians of N America
[from Navaho]
Hogan
(ˈheʊɡən)n
(Biography) Ben, full name William Benjamin Hogan. 1912–97, US golfer: winner of nine major championships (1946–53) including the US Open four times
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ho•gan
(ˈhoʊ gɔn, -gən)n.
a Navajo dwelling of rounded or angular shape constructed of logs and sticks covered with mud or sod.
[1870–75, Amer.; < Navajo hooghan hogan, home]
Ho•gan
(ˈhoʊ gən)n.
Ben, 1912–97, U.S. golfer.
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| Noun | 1. |  Hogan - United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997) |
| 2. | hogan - a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east indian lodge, lodge - any of various Native American dwellings |
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