Kwan

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A school of Korean martial arts.

    "Prior to the unification of the Kwans under the Korea Taekwondo Association, most of the major Kwans called their style Tang Soo Do, Kong Soo Do, or Kwon Bup."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Chinese.

Synonyms

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quan

Example

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"Prior to the unification of the Kwans under the Korea Taekwondo Association, most of the major Kwans called their style Tang Soo Do, Kong Soo Do, or Kwon Bup."

Etymology

From any of four Chinese surnames: 關／关 (guān), 官 (guān), 管 (guǎn), or 灌 (guàn).

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