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Shands

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    plural of Shand form-of, plural
  3. 3
    A ghost town in Nevada County, California, United States. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Two possible origins: * Variant of Scottish Shand, with the English patronymic suffix -s. * Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Schantz.

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