San — meaning in English

English meaning

• saint noun A person formally recognized by a church, especially the Catholic Church, as holy after death, often due to a virtuous life or miracles.
• san noun Informal short form of sanatorium.

Senses

San is used for these senses in English:

• Saint A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.
• san An Ancient Greek letter representing /s/ (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ), originally used in some dialects instead of sigma.

saint — full definition

1. noun A person formally recognized by a church, especially the Catholic Church, as holy after death, often due to a virtuous life or miracles.
2. noun A person regarded as remarkably kind, patient, or morally admirable.

san — full definition

1. noun Informal short form of sanatorium.
2. noun Any of several indigenous foraging peoples of southwestern Africa.

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