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Shans — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • shan noun A member of an ethnic group of around six million people living mainly in Myanmar's Shan State, with communities also in China, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Senses

Shans is used for these senses in English:

  • Shan 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.

shan — full definition

  1. noun A member of an ethnic group of around six million people living mainly in Myanmar's Shan State, with communities also in China, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
  2. name The Tai-Kadai language spoken by the Shan people.
  3. adj Poor in quality, or unfair and harsh — a dated, informal use.
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