San

As a synonym of Bushmen introduced in modern ethnology from the 1960s, from Nama saan (singular saa), via back-formation from Khoisan. Occasional citation as the Nama term for "Bushmen" from the 1880s.[1]

San (uncountable) (plurale tantum)

1. Any of the foraging non-Bantu ethnic groups of southwestern Africa.

• Saan

• Bushmen

• San is the plural form, used for the group collectively. Individuals are referred to as "a San man", "a San woman" etc., although when referring to individuals, reference to their specific nation is preferable (as in, "a ǃKung man" etc.).
• San became popular in 1970s western anthropology as a politically correct replacement for "Bushmen", which was perceived as outdated. However, it turned out that San was a derogatory term for "foragers" used by the pastoralist Khoikhoi, while "Bushman" carried no derogatory connotations, so that experts who had been in actual contact with the group recommended the continued use of "Bushmen" (Henry Harpending). By the 2000s, it was reported that San had mostly lost its derogatory connotations in South Africa and was partly embraced as self-designation, while it continued to be perceived as an insult in parts of the central Kalahari in Namibia.[2]

San

1. A river in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine.

• ANS, NAS, NAs, NSA, ans, ans.

San m

1. Saint (title given to a saint)

San m

1. Saint (title given to a saint)

From French saint, from Latin sanctus (“holy”).

• IPA^(key): [sˠanˠ]

San (indeclinable)

1. (Christianity) Saint (title)

   Synonym: Naomh

   San Doiminic ― St. Dominic

   San Caitríona ― St. Catherine

   San Nioclás ― St. Nicholas, Santa Claus

• "San" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

San m or f

1. A form of Santo or Santa

• IPA^(key): /san/

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San m

1. San (river)

• San on a map

Shortened from santo.

San

1. Saint (title)

San

1. A male given name