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Shan

noun
\ ˈshän How to pronounce Shan (audio) , ˈshan\
plural Shan or Shans

Definition of Shan

1 : a member of a people living primarily in Myanmar and southern China
2 : the Thai language of the Shan

First Known Use of Shan

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Shan

Burmese Shàn

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