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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of tan form-of, plural
2. 2
   The Black and Tans, a British irregular army group operating against Irish republicans in the War of Independence 1920/21. British, Ireland, plural, plural-only

   "Intuitively, on Bloody Sunday, the Tans recognized where their trouble lay: the Irish were playing their own game once again."

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of tan form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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arrangebeatbeigebronzebronzebrown

Example

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"The tans will fade, but the memories will last forever."

Related phrases

black and tans

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