Dan
proper nounnounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- //dæn//
A male given name from Hebrew.
proper noun
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A male given name from Hebrew.
A widely shared local television video of last week's news conference, which was posted on YouTube, reached more than 5 million views and was amplified by Elon Musk and Fox News, where Dr. Dan Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi appeared on primetime shows two nights in a row.
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A diminutive of the male given name Daniel.
In Welland, a blue-collar burg between Buffalo and Toronto, [Daniel] Paille’s and [Dan] Girardi’s friends, relatives and fans will tune in to the latest installment of what some have labeled the Battle of Welland or the Battle of the Dans.
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A diminutive of the female given name Danielle.
[…] the director of Wallace Shawn's Aunt Dan and Lemon replaces the characters' intellectual and verbal energy with "transparent rationalizations for the personal hang-ups of the characters […]
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A surname.
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The fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah (who was Rachel's handmaid).
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One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Dan.
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A former city occupied by this tribe.
Etymology
From Hebrew דָּן (Dan).
noun
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Variant of danAlternative form of dan (title of honour).
proper noun
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A Mande ethnic group from northwestern Ivory Coast and neighboring Liberia.
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The language of this people, belonging to the Southern Mande branch.
Forms
- plural
- Dans