Hmong

noun

plural Hmong
1
: a member of a mountain-dwelling people inhabiting southeastern China and the northern parts of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand
2
: the language of the Hmong people

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The gun was used in a pair of drive-by shootings that targeted members of the Hmong community; no one was injured. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 At least 40 individuals — many of them Hmong — living at the encampment, located off the corner of Payne Avenue and East Seventh Street in St. Paul, packed their belongings and evacuated the space after having been given nine days notice. Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025 Advocates are calling for clear relocation plans for residents, many of whom speak Hmong or Karen. Kyle Stokes, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025 Even for Hmong immigrants outside the Twin Cities, SOY transformed conversations about LGBTQ topics when it was covered in outlets like the Hmong Times. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Hmong 

Word History

Etymology

Hmong hmoŋ (with high level tone), a self-designation

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Hmong was in 1977

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“Hmong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hmong. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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