In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
NAN
nan, naan
(noun) leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop
Nan, Nan River
(noun) a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya
grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna
(noun) the mother of your father or mother
nan
(noun) your grandmother
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
nan (plural nans)
(obsolete) synonym of maid: a servant girl. [1599]
(slang, obsolete) synonym of nancy: an effeminate male homosexual. [1670]
(UK, affectionate) synonym of nursemaid. [1940]
(British, affectionate) synonym of grandmother. [1955]
Etymology 2
Noun
nan (plural nans)
Alternative spelling of naan
Anagrams
• ANN, Ann, Ann., ann, ann.
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Nan
A diminutive of the female given name Ann and Nancy.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Nan
A province of Thailand.
A city in Thailand.
Anagrams
• ANN, Ann, Ann., ann, ann.
Noun
NaN (countable and uncountable, plural NaNs)
(computing) Acronym of not a number: applied to numeric values that represent an undefined or unrepresentable value, such as zero divided by itself.
Anagrams
• ANN, Ann, Ann., ann, ann.
Proper noun
NAN
Initialism of National Assembly of Nigeria.
Noun
NAN
NMDA antagonist neurotoxicity.
IATA code for Nadi International Airport.
(computing) Alternative form of NaN (not a number)
Anagrams
• ANN, Ann, Ann., ann, ann.
Source: Wiktionary
Nan, inerj. Etym: [For anan.]
Definition: Anan. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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