Definition of "khan" in English

noun

1. (historical) A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.

2. An Ottoman sultan.

3. A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.

noun

1. Synonym of caravanserai (particularly in Middle Eastern contexts)

   • At each of these stations there is a hostelry which they call a khan, where travellers alight with their beasts, and outside each khan is a public watering-place and a shop at which the traveller may buy what he requires for himself and his beast.

2. Synonym of fonduk (“inn or hotel in Middle Eastern contexts”).