shan
IPA: ʃˈæn
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.
- A state of Myanmar.
- The Shan Pass: a mountain pass in Shanzhou, Henan, through which the Yellow River flows into the North China Plain.
adjective
- (Tyneside, Edinburgh) unfair, harsh
- (Scotland, Hartlepool) poor, low-quality
- Of or pertaining to the Shan people or the Shan language.
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Examples of "shan" in Sentences
- I shan't be attending the party tonight because I have to work late
- Shan was determined to finish the race, even though he was exhausted
- Don't make promises you shan't keep, it's better to be honest from the start
- Shan is a common word in Scottish dialect meaning "shall not
- She shan't let anyone stand in the way of her dreams and aspirations
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