WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Shan
(shän, shan),USA pronunciation n., pl. Shans, (esp. collectively) Shan.
- Language Varietiesa group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Language Varietiesa language spoken in the Shan States and belonging to the Tai group of languages.
'Shan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alai
- An Lu Shan
- Asia
- bohea
- cheongsam
- China
- Issyk-Kul
- Junggar Pendi
- Nan Shan
- Pamirs
- Shan State
- shan't
- Syr Darya
- Tarim
- Tian Shan
- Tien Shan
- Tyan Shan
- Alai Mountains
- Castle Shannon
- Chilien Shan
- Kunlun
- Pobeda Peak
- Qilian Shan
- tai
- Tangshan
- Tarim Basin
- Tengri Khan
- Tristram Shandy
- Tsinling Shan
- white cloud
- Yan Xishan
- Yen Hsi-shan
- Shanhaiguan
- shanti
- shanty