shan (comparative more shan, superlative most shan)
(Geordie) unfair, harsh
(Scotland, Hartlepool) poor, low-quality
• (unfair): lenns (Geordie), unfair, unjust
• HANS, HNAs, Hans, NASH, Nash, nash
Shan (plural Shans or Shan)
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.
Shan
The language of this people, of the Kra-Dai language family.
A state in Thailand.
Shan (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the Shan people or the Shan language.
Shan
The Shan Pass: a mountain pass in Shanzhou, Henan, through which the Yellow River flows into the North China Plain.
• HANS, HNAs, Hans, NASH, Nash, nash
Source: Wiktionary
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
