Van

proper nounproper nounproper nounproper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//væn//

A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Arkansas County, Arkansas.

proper noun

1
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Arkansas County, Arkansas.
2
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
3
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon.
4
A place in the United States: A city in Van Zandt County, Texas.
5
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
6
A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Boone County, West Virginia.
7
A place in Wales: A community and suburb of Caerphilly in Caerphilly borough (OS grid ref ST1686).
8
A place in Wales: A hamlet in Llanidloes Without community, Powys (OS grid ref SN9587).

Etymology

* In the United States, usually taken from a first name or surname. * In Wales, from Y Fan, see Welsh fan.

proper noun

1
A diminutive of the female given name Vanessa.
2
A diminutive of the male given names Vance, Ivan, or Evan.
'Beautiful idea,' said Van as he helped Ada to heat the tank, fill the old battered bath and warm a couple of towels.

Etymology

Shortening.

proper noun

1
A large saline tectonic lake of the Armenian Highland in eastern Turkey, famous for its Chalcalburnus tarichi (syn. Alburnus tarichi) fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island.
2
A province and metropolitan municipality in easternmost Turkey, partly surrounding the lake, with a Kurdish majority.
3
A city, the capital of Van Province, Turkey, on the shore of the lake.

Etymology

From Turkish Van, from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).

proper noun

1
Variant of VancouverAbbreviation of Vancouver.

Etymology

Abbreviation of Vancouver.

noun

1
A Van cat.
2
A Turkish Van cat.

Etymology

Backformed from Van cat and Turkish Van.

Forms

plural: Vans

valve · A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a…vampire · A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to…van · A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less…

Van · A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Arkansas County, Arkansas.

Vance · A habitational surname from Old English.Vancouver · A surname.vandalism · Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as…

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.