Shan

American  

[shahn, shan] / ʃɑn, ʃæn /

noun

PLURAL

Shans

PLURAL

Shan

1. a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Myanmar (Burma).

2. a language spoken in the Shan States and belonging to the Tai group of languages.

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Shan British  

/ ʃɑːn /

noun

1. a member of a Mongoloid people living in Myanmar, Thailand, and SW China

2. the language or group of dialects spoken by the Shan, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family and closely related to Thai

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Example Sentences

But there was a muted celebratory air as teams loaded candles and fireworks onto the homemade airships, part of the annual Tazaungdaing hot air balloon festival in northern Shan state's Taunggyi city.

From Barron's

They caught military bases off-guard, and within a few weeks had overrun around 180 of them, taking control of a large swathe of northern Shan State, and forcing thousands of soldiers to surrender.

From BBC

Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat in the second and final Test against South Africa in Rawalpindi on Monday.

From Barron's

Northern Shan state has been rocked by fighting since June 2024 when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive against the military along the highway to China's Yunnan province.

From Barron's

Pakistan skipper Shan Masood won the toss and opted to bat in the first Test against South Africa in Lahore on Sunday.

From Barron's