Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Middle English form of
none . - noun A small earthen jar.
- Same as
anan .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- interjection Prov. Eng. Anan.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
naan . - noun UK Affectionate name for a
grandmother .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the mother of your father or mother
- noun a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya
- noun leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop
- noun your grandmother
Etymologies
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Examples
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Fang Guoyu's definition of xi'nan is similar to Skinner's Yunnan-Guizhou, and has been accepted by James Lee.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Uzbek nan is a somewhat flat bread, round in shape with a depressed middle often with a floral impression design.
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Uzbek nan is a somewhat flat bread, round in shape with a depressed middle often with a floral impression design.
Wanderlustress: 2004
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As for the word nan, the traditional Chinese view sees the north as the political center, so
Taipei Times 2009
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27Xu states that xi'nan is both a geographical and historical concept that is divided into three stages.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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My nan was a topless mermaid in her time on the south coast.
My family values: Katie Price Nick McGrath 2010
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Fu-nan, which is the southern corner of Jambudvîpa.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896
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My nan was a very wise woman as well as a very straightforward woman.
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My nan was a very wise woman as well as a very straight forward woman.
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She said: My nan was a topless mermaid and people used to pay money to look through and see her.
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