Shan
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Myanmar (Burma).
a language spoken in the Shan States and belonging to the Tai group of languages.
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How to use Shan in a sentence
Shan is almost always working, taking calls from customers wanting to book the neck and back or foot massage combo, or the Ponce Feet spa’s $120 couple’s massage.
For Asians Living in the Shadow of the Atlanta Killings, Anger and 'Just This Constant Fear' | Janell Ross/Atlanta | March 19, 2021 | TimeIn fact, when Shan told his mother, 64, he would be speaking with me Thursday morning, she had a revelation of her own, something she’d kept to herself for some time.
For Asians Living in the Shadow of the Atlanta Killings, Anger and 'Just This Constant Fear' | Janell Ross/Atlanta | March 19, 2021 | TimeA woman working as a massage therapist for Shan had already told him that a customer brought a loaded gun into one of the massage rooms not long ago.
For Asians Living in the Shadow of the Atlanta Killings, Anger and 'Just This Constant Fear' | Janell Ross/Atlanta | March 19, 2021 | TimeIn Savannah, where average rents have increased more than 40% since 2005, Shan, Monique, their daughter Shania, and Monique’s grandson once lived together in a single hotel room.
'How Am I Going To Make It?' Months of Eviction Uncertainty Are Taking a Toll on Millions of Families | Alejandro de la Garza | September 21, 2020 | TimeShan is back to work at a new trucking job, and the family is expecting a check for unemployment benefits backpay that could pull them out of debt.
'How Am I Going To Make It?' Months of Eviction Uncertainty Are Taking a Toll on Millions of Families | Alejandro de la Garza | September 21, 2020 | Time
Then, in acknowledging her husband, Jiang Shan: “You are a nice guy,” she says.
Tennis Star Li Na Says Goodbye to the Court…and Puts the Sport’s Rise in Asia in Question | Nicholas McCarvel | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFu Shan was always some stuck on his own intellect, and at that time he thought he could play cards, but he couldn't.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonFu Shan smoked scented and sugared tobacco in a porcelain pipe with an ivory stem.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonFu Shan ain't sure what the old man's idea was, whether it was pure business or not.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonBut they appeared to think Lum Shan, or me, was a sort financial manager, that managed affairs mysterious.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonIn olden times the place was unknown, but can be doubtfully identified with A-nok-ta-Shan in the annotation of Shui-ching.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) | Sven Hedin
British Dictionary definitions for Shan
/ (ʃɑːn) /
plural Shans or Shan a member of a Mongoloid people living in Myanmar, Thailand, and SW China
the language or group of dialects spoken by the Shan, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family and closely related to Thai
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