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San
1[sahn]
noun
plural
Sans ,plural
San .a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
any of more than a dozen related Khoisan languages spoken by the San.
San
2[sahn]
noun
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
3a suffix used in Japanese as a term of respect after names or titles.
Suzuki-san; samurai-san.
San
1/ ɑː /
noun
an aboriginal people of southern Africa
a group of the Khoisan languages, spoken mostly by Bushmen
San
2/ ɑː /
noun
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)
san
3/ æ /
noun
old-fashionedshort for sanatorium
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of San1
Example Sentences
Seven times in the last 10 days, the Dodgers and San Diego Padres have faced each other.
At the end of the Padres’ 5-3 win against the Dodgers, San Diego star Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit by a Dodgers pitcher for the third time over the two recent series between the National League West rivals.
“As we continue to strengthen the nation’s air, and maritime border security, it’s not surprising that foreign terrorist organizations would resort to underground routes,” Jeffrey D. Stalnaker, acting chief patrol agent of the San Diego Sector, said in a statement.
Since 1993, more than 95 tunnels have been found and decommissioned in the San Diego area, according to the Border Patrol.
At a depth of about 50 feet, a roughly half-mile-long tunnel connecting a home inside the Nueva Tijuana neighborhood with a commercial warehouse across the border in San Diego County has been uncovered by federal authorities.
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