San
nounproper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
Any of the foraging non-Bantu ethnic groups of southwestern Africa.
noun
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Any of the foraging non-Bantu ethnic groups of southwestern Africa.
Etymology
As a synonym of Bushmen introduced into ethnology from the 1960s, from Khoekhoe saan (singular saa) "foragers; people without wealth", via back-formation from Khoisan. Occasional citation as the Nama term for "Bushmen" from the 1880s.
proper noun
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Any of the languages spoken by these people.
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A river in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine.
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish San.
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San · Any of the foraging non-Bantu ethnic groups of southwestern Africa.
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