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Nan
(nän) A river of western Thailand flowing about 630 km (390 mi) generally southward to join the Ping River and form the Chao Phraya.
nan
(nän, năn)n.
Variant of naan.
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nan
(næn) ,nana
ornanna
n
a child's words for grandmother
[see nanny; compare Greek nanna aunt, Medieval Latin nonna old woman]
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nan
(nɑn, næn)n.
a flat leavened bread esp. of India and Pakistan, baked in a tandoor.
[1945–50; < Hindi nān]
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| Noun | 1. |  nan - your grandmother Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
| 2. |  nan - the mother of your father or mothergrandparent - a parent of your father or mother nan - your grandmother Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | |
| 3. |  Nan - a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao PhrayaKingdom of Thailand, Siam, Thailand - a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam" | |
| 4. | nan - leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nan
[ˈnæn] n (British) (= gran) → mamie fI was brought up by my nan → J'ai été élevé par ma mamie.nan bread naan bread, naan n → nan m
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nan(a)
n → Oma f (inf)
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