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San

1

[ sahn ]

noun

, plural Sans, (especially collectively) San
  1. a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
  2. any of more than a dozen related Khoisan languages spoken by the San.

San

2

[ sahn ]

noun

  1. a river in central Europe, flowing from the Carpathian Mountains in W Ukraine through SE Poland into the Vistula: battles 1914–15. About 280 miles (450 km) long.

-san

3
  1. a suffix used in Japanese as a term of respect after names or titles:

    Suzuki-san; samurai-san.

san

1

/ sæn /

noun

  1. old-fashioned.
    short for sanatorium

San

2

/ sɑːn /

noun

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

San

3

/ sɑːn /

noun

  1. an aboriginal people of southern Africa
  2. a group of the Khoisan languages, spoken mostly by Bushmen

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Word History and Origins

Origin of San1

< Japanese, contraction of -sama suffix denoting direction, appearance, respect

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