San
noun
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
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San
1 American
[sahn]
/ sɑn /
noun
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Sans,
plural
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San
plural
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a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
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any of more than a dozen related Khoisan languages spoken by the San.
San
2
American
[sahn]
/ sɑn /
noun
-san
3
American
San
1
British
/ sɑːn /
noun
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an aboriginal people of southern Africa
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a group of the Khoisan languages, spoken mostly by Bushmen
San
2
British
/ sɑːn /
noun
san
3
British
/ sæn /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of -san
< Japanese, contraction of -sama suffix denoting direction, appearance, respect
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“I knew it was going to be a great environment,” San Francisco 49ers receiver Mike Evans said after attending a recent playoff game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The most significant effects are expected along Orange and San Diego counties’ coastlines this week, where the high tides are forecast to cause localized flooding, more coastal erosion and other hazards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
In San Diego County, parts of Carlsbad State Beach have washed away, forcing the closure of the Tamarack day-use parking lot to vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Earlier this season, the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers offered the most extreme study in jet lag for their season opener in Melbourne by arriving a full week apart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
With his sister now married and his mother off on a peace march from San Francisco to Moscow, the Brooklyn apartment was all his—deliciously so, he felt.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Alcoa san k 7% after the aluminum producer’s first-quarter earnings and revenue fell short of analysts’ expectations.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
Miyazaki san responded, “I am making this movie because I do not have the answer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
The pair, Sean Turnell, a former adviser to deposed Myanmar leader Aung san Suu Kyi and Vicky Bowman, were headed to Bangkok on an evening flight, the source said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2022
But because sake bombs require an audience, your friends are encouraged to chant, “Ichi … ni … san … sake bomb!” assuring that everyone in the restaurant will know to turn around and watch you.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
On the south end of the garden, in the shadows of a loquat tree, was the servants’ home, a modest little mud hut where Has- san lived with his father.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
“I used Comic Sans for the first time in my 35-year career for the rest of the type. I felt that was some sort of weird pinnacle in itself,” Kennedy explains over email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Davide Musardo, who volunteered with Medecins Sans Frontieres, has written of trying to provide therapy against the background of drones and explosions.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
Amina, whose name we have changed to protect her identity, has come to a temporary clinic run by the charity Médecins Sans Frontières, seeking an abortion.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2024
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said its clinic in Gaza City also came under fire on Monday.
From Reuters ● Nov. 20, 2023
“Our method will be as our mood suits us. Sans incendiary devices, of course. Now please start choosing people so we may begin.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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