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Svan

noun
variants: or less commonly Svane \ˈsfän, ˈsvän \ or Swan \ˈswän \
plural Svan or Svans

Definition of Svan 

1 : one of the Kartvelian or Georgian peoples of the Caucasus dwelling on the upper course of the Ingur river

2 : a member of one of the Svan peoples

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Russian Svan, Svanets

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