San

[sahn] /sɑn/
noun
1.
a river in central Europe, flowing from the Carpathian Mountains in W Ukraine through SE Poland into the Vistula: battles 1914–15. About 280 miles (450 km) long.

San

[sahn] /sɑn/
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

1.
a suffix used in Japanese as a term of respect after names or titles:
Suzuki-san; samurai-san.
Origin
< Japanese, contraction of -sama suffix denoting direction, appearance, respect
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British Dictionary definitions for San

san

/sæn/
noun
1.
(old-fashioned, informal) short for sanatorium

San1

/sɑːn/
noun
1.
an aboriginal people of southern Africa
2.
a group of the Khoisan languages, spoken mostly by Bushmen

San2

/sɑːn/
noun
1.
a river in E central Europe, rising in W Ukraine and flowing northwest across SE Poland to the Vistula River. Length: about 450 km (280 miles)
Word Origin and History for San

san

Japanese honorific title, 1878, short form of more formal sama.

San in Medicine

SAN abbr.
sinoatrial node

San in Technology

Storage Area Network
Related Abbreviations for San

san

sanatorium

SAN

  1. San Diego International Airport/Lindbergh Field
  2. storage area network