San

[sahn]

San

[sahn]
noun
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.
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San

[sahn]
noun, plural Sans (especially collectively) San for 1.
1.
a member of a nomadic, racially distinct, short-statured people of southern Africa.
2.
any of more than a dozen related Khoisan languages spoken by the San.
Also called Bushman.

-san

a suffix used in Japanese as a term of respect after names or titles: Suzuki-san; samurai-san.

Origin:
< Japanese, contraction of -sama suffix denoting direction, appearance, respect
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san (sæn)
 
n
old-fashioned, informal short for sanatorium

San1 (sɑːn)
 
n
1.  an aboriginal people of southern Africa
2.  a group of the Khoisan languages, spoken mostly by Bushmen

San2 (sɑːn)
 
n
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)

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Medical Dictionary

SAN abbr.
sinoatrial node

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SAN definition


Storage Area Network

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
san
sanatorium
SAN
  1. San Diego International Airport/Lindbergh Field

  2. storage area network

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