Hagen

[ hey-guhn ]

/ ˈheɪ gən /

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noun

Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.

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Words nearby Hagen

Hagar, Hagåtña, hagborn, hagbut, hagdon, Hagen, Hagerstown, hagfish, Haggada, Haggadah, haggadist

Other definitions for Hagen (2 of 2)

Hagen²

[ hah-guhn ]

/ ˈhɑ gən /

noun

a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.

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How to use Hagen in a sentence

“It was like a puppy being smacked by a truck,” Hagen remembered.
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Reeves and Wood are being held without bond in Prince George’s County, and Wills and Hagen are being held without bond in Charles County, police said.
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The Corleone family consigliere Tom Hagen suddenly materializes, and tells a shaken Geary that the incident will be taken care of.
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She studied with Uta Hagen and still helps you with your roles.
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Counsellor Hagen, formerly secretary to the famous baron Gortz, shot himself through the head.
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Now there remained but one terrible encounter, that between Hagen and Theodoric.
Theodoric the Goth|Thomas Hodgkin
But at that instant Grim Hagen reached him and swung his sword.
Hunters Out of Space|Joseph Everidge Kelleam
And even above this, the mad curses and commands of Grim Hagen!
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True to his promise, Grim Hagen had given them the run of the city.
Hunters Out of Space|Joseph Everidge Kelleam

British Dictionary definitions for Hagen (1 of 3)

Hagen¹

/ (ˈhɑːɡən) /

noun

(in the Nibelungenlied) Siegfried's killer, who in turn is killed by Siegfried's wife, Kriemhild

British Dictionary definitions for Hagen (2 of 3)

Hagen²

/ (German ˈhaːɡən) /

noun

an industrial city in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Pop: 200 039 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for Hagen (3 of 3)

Hagen³

/ (ˈheɪɡən) /

noun

Walter. 1892–1969, US golfer

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