shan
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Of or about the Shan people or the Shan language.
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shanIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈʃæn
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Definition
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noun
A member of a people living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in adjacent areas of China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with about 6 million people.
The language of this people, of the Kra-Dai language family.
The Shan Pass: a mountain pass in Shanzhou, Henan, through which the Yellow River flows into the North China Plain.
adjective
Of or pertaining to the Shan people or the Shan language.
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A major mountain range of central Asia.
A major mountain range of central Asia.
A branch of the Tai languages.
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