San

¹ American  

[sahn] / sɑn /

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.

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San ² American  

[sahn] / sɑn /

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.

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-san ³ American  

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

   Suzuki-san; samurai-san.

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San ¹ British  

/ sɑːn /

noun

1. an aboriginal people of southern Africa

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

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San ² British  

/ 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)

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san ³ British  

/ sæn /

noun

1. old-fashioned short for sanatorium

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Etymology

Origin of -san

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

Example Sentences

“I’ve not only seen growth in terms of her off-the-court leadership and accountability, but she’s become more versatile too,” Cummings said after the Knights overcame a 12-point deficit in the last four minutes of regulation to beat San Jose Archbishop Mitty 96-87 in double overtime Jan. 10 in the Kay Yow Showcase at Mater Dei.

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But in San Francisco it feels real.

From The Wall Street Journal

So maybe it’s not surprising the San Francisco tech community has been infused with a get-rich-now-or-die-trying vibe.

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Sheridan Clayborne, a young man working in the AI-startup scene, seemed to embody the current zeitgeist when he was quoted this past fall in the San Francisco Standard.

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After the New York Times ran a headline this past week about the wave of “mega” IPOs expected this year, local real-estate agent Rohin Dhar posted on X: “May I humbly suggest you buy your house in San Francisco before this.”

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