Shans

Variant of Shan

Shan definition

Shan (s̸hän, s̸han)

noun

  1. pl. Shans or Shan a member of a group of Asian peoples living esp. in NE Myanmar and S China
  2. the Tai language of these peoples

Etymology: < Burmese

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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