San

[ sahn ]

/ sɑn /

noun, plural Sans, (especially collectively) San for 1.

a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.

any of more than a dozen related Khoisan languages spoken by the San.

Also called Bushman.

Definition for san (2 of 3)

San²

[ sahn ]

/ sɑn /

noun

a river in central Europe, flowing from the Carpathian Mountains in W Ukraine through SE Poland into the Vistula: battles 1914–15. About 280 miles (450 km) long.

Definition for san (3 of 3)

-san

a suffix used in Japanese as a term of respect after names or titles: Suzuki-san; samurai-san.

Origin of -san

< Japanese, contraction of -sama suffix denoting direction, appearance, respect

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Examples from the Web for san

San Francisco was the first city to pass one in 2006; since then, 14 other cities and three states have followed suit.
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And now Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all suing Uber for refusing to play by their old regulatory playbooks.
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Race is the San Andreas Fault of our culture as well as our history.
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Last year in San Diego, they sported bloody pants and angry signs.
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Lynchburg is a six-month-old German sausage and ale house in the heart of Panama's San Francisco neighborhood.
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Here's de ocean an' here's San F'mcisco bay crowded wid fish.
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It is the season of verdure and growth, and frosts are both slight and infrequent in the latitude of San Francisco.
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San Martino, the site of a suppressed Benedictine monastery, is the next spot of interest.
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Followed us down to San Andreas and done spoiled our night's rest.
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But behind them lay the deep river Maule, and San Martin made a dash to reach it first.
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British Dictionary definitions for san (1 of 3)

san

/ (sæn) /

noun

old-fashioned, informal short for sanatorium

British Dictionary definitions for san (2 of 3)

San¹

/ (sɑːn) /

noun

an aboriginal people of southern Africa

a group of the Khoisan languages, spoken mostly by Bushmen

British Dictionary definitions for san (3 of 3)

San²

/ (sɑːn) /

noun

a river in E central Europe, rising in W Ukraine and flowing northwest across SE Poland to the Vistula River. Length: about 450 km (280 miles)

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Medical definitions for san

SAN

abbr.

sinoatrial node