What does "shan" mean?

A member of a people living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in adjacent areas of China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with about 6 million people.

What is a synonym for "shan"?

Common synonyms include: english, language, lenns, lenns, tai long, tai long.

Shan

//ʃɑn// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
A member of a people living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in adjacent areas of China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with about 6 million people.
"The Thai proper are related to the Shans of Burma, the Siamese of Thailand and the Lao of Indochina. The Chinese segment of the Thai ethnic group is settled in Yünnan Province, where it numbers 580,000. It constitutes the Hsi-shuang-pan-na Autonomous Chou in the southern part of the province and shares the Tehung Autonomous Chou in the west with the Chingpo (Kachin). The Thai of the Hsi-shuang-pan-na Chou speak the Lü dialect, those of the Tehung Chou are more closely related to the Shans of northern Burma."
2
a branch of the Tai languages, spoken in Louangphabang Province wordnet

Adjective

1
unfair, harsh Geordie
"Here man! that's pure shan that like"
2
Of or pertaining to the Shan people or the Shan language. not-comparable
3
poor, low-quality Scotland

Proper Noun

1
The language of this people, of the Kra-Dai language family.
2
The Shan Pass: a mountain pass in Shanzhou, Henan, through which the Yellow River flows into the North China Plain.
3
A state of Myanmar.