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San

noun
\ ˈsän How to pronounce San (audio) \

Definition of San

1  plural in construction : bushmen
2 : bushman sense 2

First Known Use of San

1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for San

Khoikhoi

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The first known use of San was in 1876

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