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San  (sän)

n. pl. San or Sans In both senses also called Bushman.

1. A member of a traditionally nomadic hunting people of southwest Africa.

2. Any of the Khoisan languages of the San.

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[Nama : sa, to pick up from the ground, gather + -n, common gender pl. suff.]

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san also -san  (sän)

n.

Used as a courtesy title in Japanese-speaking areas as a suffix to the given name, surname, or title of the person being addressed, regardless of age or gender: Yamamoto san; sensei-san.

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[Japanese -san.]

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san [sæn]

n

Old-fashioned informal short for sanatorium (esp sense 3)

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San¹

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) an aboriginal people of southern Africa

2. (Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) a group of the Khoisan languages, spoken mostly by Bushmen

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San²

n

(Placename) a river in E central Europe, rising in the W Ukraine and flowing northwest across SE Poland to the Vistula River. Length: about 450 km (280 miles)