San
1 Americannoun
plural
Sans,plural
San-
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.
noun
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
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of -san
< Japanese, contraction of -sama suffix denoting direction, appearance, respect
Example Sentences
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Researchers from the University of California San Diego and their international partners have now clarified how this behavior allows bees to share detailed information about food locations with others in the hive.
From Science Daily
Professor James Nieh of the UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences compares this behavior to a street performer.
From Science Daily
The San Francisco-based company did not disclose why it was shutting down the tool or the timeline for its phase-out.
From Los Angeles Times
The school district turns now to the process for renaming the César Chávez Learning Academies in San Fernando and César Chávez Elementary School in El Sereno, hoping to have new names by this fall.
From Los Angeles Times
In a similar vein — and a scenario playing out across California school districts — San Diego Unified, the state’s second-largest school district, has announced plans to rename its own Chávez Elementary School.
From Los Angeles Times
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