San
noun
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
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[sahn]
/ sɑn /
noun
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Sans,
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San
plural
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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.
San
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[sahn]
/ sɑn /
noun
-san
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San
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British
/ sɑːn /
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
San
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British
/ sɑːn /
noun
san
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/ sæn /
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Etymology
Origin of -san
< Japanese, contraction of -sama suffix denoting direction, appearance, respect
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Nopakorn Hansanant, a San Francisco-based sales associate, invested in bitcoin and ether during the pandemic but eventually unloaded his entire position in 2021 after finding them too volatile and difficult to understand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Ashley Bleckner, a wealth adviser at Ellevest in San Diego, says incorporating pet care into a younger person’s limited budget means your emergency fund isn’t just for your own emergencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The San Bernardino County Fire Department said they received a call around 1:40 a.m. about a crash involving a single vehicle on Angeles Crest Highway and Flume Canyon Road near Wrightwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
In the San Francisco Bay Area, Tesla offers ride-sharing services supervised by human safety drivers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
“And that there are some very good prospective suitors for you to choose from. Even one or two from San Francisco.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Alcoa san k 7% after the aluminum producer’s first-quarter earnings and revenue fell short of analysts’ expectations.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
Miyazaki san responded, “I am making this movie because I do not have the answer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
“Miyazaki san is a master of that stature.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
The pair, Sean Turnell, a former adviser to deposed Myanmar leader Aung san Suu Kyi and Vicky Bowman, were headed to Bangkok on an evening flight, the source said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2022
Instead, she kept her eye out for the san Francisco international airport sign.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
Sans an Axl assist, Alice in Chains still emerged from a crowded Seattle grunge scene and found deserved fame thanks to several timeless, hit-laden studio albums and EPs in the early to mid ’90s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
Rostin Manketa, executive director of Congolese human rights group La Voix des Sans Voix, shares a similar account.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2024
Amina, whose name we have changed to protect her identity, has come to a temporary clinic run by the charity Médecins Sans Frontières, seeking an abortion.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2024
But Doctors Without Borders, known in French as Médecins Sans Frontières, confirmed that’s not the case.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
He had a few dollars in his pocket from the last job and he had an uncle in San Francisco or one of the other California Sans.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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