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shan

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Shan /ʃɑːn/

▶noun (pl. same or Shans)

1 a member of a people living mainly in northern Burma (Myanmar) and adjacent parts of China.

2 the language of the Shan, related to Thai.

– origin from Burmese.

'shan' also found in these Oxford entries:

litotes - Shan - shanny - shan't

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"'ll+not" = "shan't"?
can't shan't won't be able

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