hakka
- n a member of a people of southeastern China (especially Hong Kong, Canton, and Taiwan) who migrated from the north in the 12th century
- n a dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China by the Hakka
hakka dialect
- n a dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China by the Hakka
halacha
- n Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
halaka
- n Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
halakah
- n Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
halberdier
- n a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)
halchidhoma
- n a member of a North American Indian people of the Colorado river valley near the mouth of the Gila river; allied to the Maricopa
halcion
- n a form of benzodiazepine (trade name Halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill; usually given to people who have trouble falling asleep
haldane
- n Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964)
- n Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936)
- n Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937)
- n Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928)