San

¹

[sahn]

noun

plural

Sans ,

plural

San .

1. a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.

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

San

²

[sahn]

noun

1. 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.

-san

³

1. a suffix used in Japanese as a term of respect after names or titles.

   Suzuki-san; samurai-san.

San

¹

/ sɑːn /

noun

1. an aboriginal people of southern Africa

2. a group of the Khoisan languages, spoken mostly by Bushmen

San

²

/ sɑːn /

noun

1. 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)

san

³

/ sæn /

noun

1. old-fashioned,  short for sanatorium

Word History and Origins

Origin of San¹

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

Example Sentences

Mai Weston, a 47-year-old stay-at-home mom in San Diego, says that she’s a naturally private person.

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Jail records show Norwood was arrested around 4 a.m. by officers from LAPD’s Devonshire Division, which patrols parts of the San Fernando Valley including Chatsworth and Northridge.

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They occurred just after 5:30 p.m. in the San Jacinto Mountains about six miles southwest of Idyllwild.

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The quakes were about four miles from Valle Vista, eight miles from Hemet, nine miles from San Jacinto and 13 miles from Beaumont.

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The Southern California quakes followed a pair of quakes near San Juan Bautista on the Central Coast.

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