San

¹

[ sahn ]

noun

, plural Sans, (especially collectively) San

1. a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
2. any of more than a dozen related Khoisan languages spoken by the San.

San

²

[ sahn ]

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

³

1. a suffix used in Japanese as a term of respect after names or titles:

   Suzuki-san; samurai-san.

san

¹

/ sæn /

noun

1. old-fashioned.
   short for sanatorium

San

²

/ 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)

San

³

/ sɑːn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of San¹

< Japanese, contraction of -sama suffix denoting direction, appearance, respect

Example Sentences

Knowling slammed home the exclamation point basket during the Trojans’ 82-68 victory over the San José State Spartans at the Galen Center on Wednesday night.

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The senior captain threw four touchdown passes — two each to Adelaida Ibanez-Eddy and Sara Gonzalez — and rushed for 25 yards in the Pilots’ 33-25 semifinal triumph at Eagle Rock, setting up an All-Marine League final against San Pedro at 5:30 p.m.

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The Pilots won 14 games in the regular season, finishing second to San Pedro in the Marine League, and were awarded the No. 7 seed in the eight-school Open bracket.

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The final presents the ultimate challenge as Banning will meet No. 1 San Pedro, the opponent that has dealt them three of their six losses, twice in league and once in a tournament.

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Most of the schools surveyed were in the San Francisco Bay Area or Southern California, where the bulk of the state’s Muslim students are located.

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