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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Debby Lee, the daughter of Hmong immigrants from Laos, experienced this kind of frustration firsthand.
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Bernard J. Wolfson and Vanessa G. Sánchez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Below were people stitched in traditional Hmong clothing, running in every direction.
—Alex V. Cipolle, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
More to Explore Searching for Home in Hmong American Writing
Two significant poetry anthologies deterritorialize home, showing that for Hmong Americans, home can be a process of moving and running despite living in a place.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 15 Apr. 2025
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Hmong community in the U.S., a two-day festival with cultural performances, food vendors, beer garden and more activities.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
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Bernard J. Wolfson and Vanessa G. Sánchez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Below were people stitched in traditional Hmong clothing, running in every direction.
—Alex V. Cipolle, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
More to Explore Searching for Home in Hmong American Writing
Two significant poetry anthologies deterritorialize home, showing that for Hmong Americans, home can be a process of moving and running despite living in a place.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 15 Apr. 2025
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Hmong community in the U.S., a two-day festival with cultural performances, food vendors, beer garden and more activities.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Hmong
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“Hmong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hmong. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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