Dictionary
Shan
Pronunciation: (shän, shan), [key]—
n.,
—pl. Shans, (esp. collectively) Shan.
1. a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
2. a language spoken in the Shan States and belonging to the Tai group of languages.
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