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
As we plod along the dusty way, we overtake a caravan of Shans, their bullocks laden with merchandise to market.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army | Charles Alexander GordonNone of the incendiaries had been recognized, but nobody doubted that they were of Rough Shans crew.
The Boss of Wind River | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)Shans-e-lees-ay, the Elysian fields; amongst the Greeks the abode of the blessed after death.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) | James Edward ParrottThis firm had been accustomed to trade in rubies with the Shans at Mogok.
The Pacification of Burma | Sir Charles Haukes Todd CrosthwaiteHe found that the residents were without exception Mngpan Shans.
The Pacification of Burma | Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
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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