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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. ab. 280 mi. (450 km) long.

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:
< Japn, contr. of -sama suffix denoting direction, appearance, respect
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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.

[Japanese -san.]
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.


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

SAN abbr.
sinoatrial node

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Computing Dictionary

SAN
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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