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Shan

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

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

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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