Nan (redirected from Nans)

Nan  (nän)

A river of western Thailand flowing about 563 km (350 mi) generally southward to join the Ping River and form the Chao Phraya.

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nan  (nän, nn)

n.

Variant of naan.

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nan [næn], nana, nanna [ˈnænə]

n

a child's words for grandmother

[see nanny; compare Greek nanna aunt, Medieval Latin nonna old woman]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nan - your grandmother                     Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom gran, grandma, grandmother, grannie, granny, nanna, nan - the mother of your father or mother
	2.	nan - the mother of your father or mother gran, grandma, grandmother, grannie, granny, nanna grandparent - a parent of your father or mother nan - your grandmother Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	3.	Nan - a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya Nan River Kingdom of Thailand, Siam, Thailand - a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam"
	4.	nan - leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop naan bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

Translations

nan [næn] nana [ˈnænə] N (Brit) (= grandmother) → abuelita f, yaya f

nan [ˈnæn] n (British) (= gran) → mamie f
I was brought up by my nan → J'ai été élevé par ma mamie.
nan bread naan bread, naan n → nan m

nan(a)

n → Oma f (inf)