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Jahn

Jahn proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Jahn

  1. A surname from German.
    • The shooter believed to be responsible for the incident was identified as Joshua Jahn, according to three sources familiar with the case. […] In 2016, when he was 19, Jahn was charged with delivering more than one-fourth of an ounce of marijuana, according to Collin County court records. He pleaded...2025 September 25, Amanda Musa, Priscilla Alvarez, Leigh Waldman, “A detainee is dead after officials say a shooter fired ‘indiscriminately’ at a Texas ICE facility. Here’s what we know”, in CNN

Origin of Jahn

Borrowed from German Jahn.

Words formed from Jahn

Questions about Jahn

What does Jahn mean?
Jahn means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Jahn?
Jahn is a proper noun.

Words near Jahn in the dictionary

  1. Jahiliyya
  2. jahiliyyah
  3. jahilliya
  4. Jahleelite
  5. Jahleelites
  6. Jahn
  7. Jahn-Teller effect
  8. Jahn-Teller effects
  9. Jahnavi
  10. Jahner
  11. Jahners

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