Shan

ʃæn

Definition

Definition of Shan - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

speech

TECH.

language spoken by people in parts of Myanmar and Thailand

TECH.

She is learning to speak Shan fluently.

ethnic group

TECH.

member of a people in Myanmar and nearby regions

TECH.

The Shan have a rich cultural heritage.

geography

TECH.

state in Myanmar

TECH.

They traveled to Shan for the festival.

province

region

state

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Tian Shan

great mountain system in Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang, 7439 m peak

Tian Shan's highest peak is Jengish Chokusu.

Tien Shan

major mountain range in Central Asia

The Tien Shan mountains are breathtakingly beautiful.

Chinese Shan

Tai language spoken in parts of China

Many people in Yunnan speak Chinese Shan.

Origin of Shan

Chinese, Shan (mountain)

Examples of Shan in a sentence

He translated the document from Shan to English.
The Shan celebrate their traditional festivals with enthusiasm.
Many Shan live in the mountainous regions of Myanmar.
The Shan region is known for its tea plantations.
Shan has a rich cultural heritage.

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French:shan, Shan, ...
German:Shan, Shan-Staat, ...
Italian:Shan, appartenente al popolo Shan del Myanmar, ...
Spanish:shan, Shan, ...
Portuguese:Shan, ...
Chinese:掸语, 掸族, ...
Japanese:シャン語, シャン族, ...
Arabic:لُغَة شان, شَان, ...
Hebrew:שָׁאן, שָׁאן, ...
Russian:шан, шаны, ...
Ukrainian:шанська мова, шани, ...
Hindi:शान, ...
Bengali:শান ভাষা, শান, ...
Catalan:shan, Shan, ...
Czech:šanština, Šan, ...
Danish:shan, Shan, ...
Dutch:Shan, ...
Greek:σανικά, Σαν, ...
Hungarian:san nyelv, Shan, ...
Khmer:ភាសាសាន, ជនជាតិសាន, ...
Korean:샨어, 샨족, ...
Persian:شان, ...
Polish:szan, Szani, ...
Portuguese (BR):Shan, ...
Romanian:Shan, ...
Swedish:Shan, ...
Thai:ภาษาไทใหญ่, ชาวไทใหญ่, ...
Turkish:Shan, ...
Vietnamese:tiếng Shan, người Shan, ...

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Definition of Shan - Reverso English Dictionary

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