"San" meaning in English

See San in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Rhymes: -æn Etymology: Borrowed from Polish San. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pl|San}} Borrowed from Polish San Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} San
  1. A river in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine. Categories (place): Places in Poland, Places in Ukraine, Rivers in Poland, Rivers in Ukraine Translations (river): सान (sān) (Marathi), San [masculine] (Polish), Сян (Sjan) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-San-en-name-YB8qmuUq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Rhymes: -æn Etymology: As a synonym of Bushmen introduced into ethnology from the 1960s, from Khoekhoe saan (singular saa) "foragers; people without wealth", via back-formation from Khoisan. Occasional citation as the Nama term for "Bushmen" from the 1880s. Etymology templates: {{der|en|naq|saan}} Khoekhoe saan, {{bf|en|Khoisan|nocap=1}} back-formation from Khoisan Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} San pl (plural only)
  1. (regionally, offensive, ethnic slur) Any of the foraging non-Bantu ethnic groups of southwestern Africa. Tags: ethnic, offensive, plural, plural-only, slur Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Languages Synonyms: Saan, Bushmen
    Sense id: en-San-en-noun-zlJFETvg Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 3 97 Disambiguation of Languages: 5 95 Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 1 26 16 20 19 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 23 17 21 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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