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.
Words Nearby Shan
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use Shan in a sentence
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 Colton
In 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse