nan

[ nahn ]

/ nɑn /

noun

naan.

Words nearby nan

nampa, nampula, namtar, namu, namur, nan, nan bread, nan hai, nan ling, nan shan, nan-

Definition for nan (2 of 4)

Nan

[ nan ]

/ næn /

noun

a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter N.

a female given name.

Definition for nan (3 of 4)

naan

or nan

[ nahn ]

/ nɑn /

noun

a leavened, often tear-shaped flatbread of India, baked in a tandoor.

Definition for nan (4 of 4)

nan-

variant of nano- before a vowel: nanoid.

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Examples from the Web for nan

That said, Waters has come a long way since the picaresque adventures of Nan and Kitty.
Sarah Waters’s New Novel Rewrites the Rules of Love|Lucy Scholes|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On July 8, a summons was sent to Zhang alerting her to the lawsuit, and on July 11, Nan Shi lost her job.
Female Yahoo Exec Accused of Sex Abuse Fires Back|Nina Strochlic|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
American photographer Nan Goldin shot the campaign; the release date has not yet been announced.
Robert Pattinson to Star in Dior Campaign; Rick Owens Announces Collaboration with Adidas|The Fashion Beast Team|June 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Confronting Kennedy, Nan Richardson is said to have angrily announced: “You killed my sister.”
New Questions Arise About Mary Richardson Kennedy’s Suicide|Nancy Collins|May 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The Museum of Modern Art celebrates the greatest women photographers of all time—from Diane Arbus to Cindy Sherman to Nan Goldin.
The Female Eye|Philip Gefter|May 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Nan proposed to be our opera ticket buyer, as she is the most interested, but her mother objected.
The Four Corners Abroad|Amy Ella Blanchard
Jerry was out then, an' we were married an' began together in the little room down the street; an' now I thought often of Nan.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880.|Various
In fact, some of her expressions made Nan and Di look at her rather askance.
Rainbow Valley|Lucy Maud Montgomery
She did not like to hear Nan speak in such loving fashion of a house where she had no real right.
A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches|Sarah Orne Jewett
While Amzi was still trying to account for Nan's check, two other incidents contributed further to his perplexities.
Otherwise Phyllis|Meredith Nicholson

British Dictionary definitions for nan (1 of 2)

nan

nana or nanna (ˈnænə)

/ (næn) /

noun

a child's words for grandmother

Word Origin for nan

see nanny; compare Greek nanna aunt, Medieval Latin nonna old woman

British Dictionary definitions for nan (2 of 2)

naan

/ (nɑːn) /

noun

another name for nan bread

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