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Shan

noun \ˈshän, ˈshan\
plural Shan or Shans

Definition of SHAN

1
:  a member of a people living primarily in Myanmar and southern China
2
:  the Thai language of the Shan
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Origin of SHAN

Burmese Shàn
First Known Use: 1795

Rhymes with SHAN

an, ban, bran, can, clan, Dan, fan, flan, Jan, Klan, man, pan, Pan, panne, plan, scan, span, tan, van, Van

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15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Shan
  2. shan't
  3. Shan-Jen
  4. Shan States
  5. ch'ang shan
  6. Thian Shan sheep
  7. Thian Shan stag
  8. Chou-shan
  9. Gongga Shan
  10. Tai Shan
  11. Tian Shan
  12. Yü Shan
  13. Dzungarian Gate
  14. Shandong
  15. Zhoushan
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