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Horner
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horner Hörner
English
Pronunciation
en
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Horner.wav Southern England
Etymology 1
From en enm hornere.
Proper noun
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en.
en hamlet par/Luccombe co/Somerset cc/England previously in dist/Somerset West and Taunton and dist/West Somerset before that OS grid ref SS8945. List of United Kingdom locations: Hop-Ht#Hop-Hos
The River Horner or Horner Water, en a minor river co/Somerset which passes through the hamlet.
en ucomm co/Lewis County s/West Virginia c/USA; from the surname.
Derived terms
en Bernard-Horner syndrome Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome Jack Horner pie Horner's method Horner's rule Horner's scheme Horner's syndrome Horner syndrome Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction Horner-Wittig reaction
Etymology 2
From en Horn er inhabitant.
Noun
en informal Someone who is from the Horn of Africa.
en Oromos are the most populous Horners, whilst Amharas are the most populous highland Horners
Usage notes
The term Horner also sometimes functions as a panethnic umbrella term or catch-all term for the Afroasiatic groups in the Horn of Africa, such as Omotic people, Ethiosemitic people (Habasha), Muqedians (Muqedites) and Cushites considered collectively. Sometimes Nilotic ethnic groups are also included under the Horner umbrella.
Synonyms
en Horn African
Adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Horn of Africa, its nations, or its inhabitants.
en Havng aerobic endurance is a Horner trait
References
Anagrams
en ehnorr Herron Rohner
en surnames from occupations