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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Being able to speak Hmong on the show and represent my community means so much to me.
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Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 7 May 2025
And with nearly 95,000 Hmong immigrants, Minnesota is home to the largest concentration of Hmong in America.
—Pauleen Le, CBS News, 5 May 2025
At Diane’s Place, which opened last year, pastry chef–turned–restaurateur Diane Moua blends French techniques with the flavors of her Hmong heritage.
—AFAR Media, 11 Mar. 2025
Debby Lee, the daughter of Hmong immigrants from Laos, experienced this kind of frustration firsthand.
—Bernard J. Wolfson and Vanessa G. Sánchez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 7 May 2025
And with nearly 95,000 Hmong immigrants, Minnesota is home to the largest concentration of Hmong in America.
—Pauleen Le, CBS News, 5 May 2025
At Diane’s Place, which opened last year, pastry chef–turned–restaurateur Diane Moua blends French techniques with the flavors of her Hmong heritage.
—AFAR Media, 11 Mar. 2025
Debby Lee, the daughter of Hmong immigrants from Laos, experienced this kind of frustration firsthand.
—Bernard J. Wolfson and Vanessa G. Sánchez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Hmong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hmong. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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