- Daniel
- Danish
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Dan. abbreviation for
dan
(dän, dan),USA pronunciation n. [Martial Arts.]
Dan (dan),USA pronunciation n.
Dan (dan),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]
Dan.,
- Sporta degree of expertise in karate, judo, tae kwon do, etc., usually signified by the wearing of a cloth belt of a particular color;
level:a sixth-degree dan.
- Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese duàn step, grade
- Japanese
- 1940–45
Dan (dan),USA pronunciation n.
- Biblea son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:6.
- Bibleone of the 12 tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from him.
- Bible, Place Namesthe northernmost city of ancient Palestine.
- Bible, Idioms from Dan to Beersheba, from one outermost extreme or limit to the other. Judges 20:1.
- a male given name, form of Daniel.
Dan (dan),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]
- a title of honor equivalent to master or sir: Dan Chaucer.
- Medieval Latin domnus, contraction of Latin dominus lord, master
- Old French danz
- Middle English 1275–1325
Dan.,
- BibleDaniel (def. 1).
- Language VarietiesAlso, Dan Danish.
'Dan.' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aykroyd
- black belt
- dan
- Danegeld
- kyu
- Leno
- Service
- Usman dan Fodio
- Adeline
- Ahiezer
- amt
- aquavit
- atto-
- Bajer
- bank
- Beersheba
- Belshazzar
- Belteshazzar
- Bering
- Bermuda
- Bermuda rig
- bier
- bilberry
- Bilhah
- blue dandelion
- Bohr
- bow
- bradsot
- Brahe
- braise
- braze
- brink
- brisling
- bur
- butt
- bylaw
- Cardan joint
- Chaldean
- chough
- clown
- cow
- crawl
- crutch
- dam
- dan buoy
- dandify
- dandle
- dandruff
- dandy
- dandy brush