San
San is for:
- San (letter), a letter in some preclassical variants of the Greek alphabet.
- San (unit), an old Russian measure of area
- San (river), a river in southern Poland
- San (county), a county with a capital of the same name in the Ségou region of Mali.
- San (Mali), capital of the San district in the Ségou region of Mali
- San Motors, former Indian automobile manufacturer
- San (language), a Mande language
- San (people), a people of southern Africa (also Bushmen).
- Saint, part of church and many place names, from the Italian/Spanish short form of santo.
- Khoisan, the language of the San people
- san: Japanese (三, 参, さん) and Chinese - High Chinese (三, 叁, 参) for the number 3
- San (さん), a Japanese form of address
- the 18th letter of the Georgian alphabet, see ს
- one of the early Japanese five kings of Wa
- an album by the New Age musician Georg Deuter (1987)
san is for:
- Sanskrit (ISO-639-3 code), language of India
San or Şan is the family name of the following people:
- Boshi San, German singer and rapper
- Eyşe Şan (1938-1996), Kurdish musician
- Fedayi San (* 1982), Swiss football referee
- Franz San-Galli (1824-1908), Prussian-Russian entrepreneur
- Gayle San, Singaporean DJane and music producer
- Linda Jap Tjoen San (* 1977), Dutch chess player
- Saya San (1876-1931), Buddhist monk, leader of an insurrection in British India, see Saya San Uprising.
- Silvester Tung Kiem San (* 1961), Indonesian clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Denpasar
- Wolfgang Alexander Thomas-San-Galli (1874-1918), German musicologist, music critic, violist and music writer
SAN, San. or SaN stands for:
- Saxony-Anhalt, a German federal state
- San Diego International Airport according to IATA code
- Paramedics, non-medical ambulance staff and army medical soldiers and ranks.
- Schools on the net
- Stadsregio Arnhem-Nijmegen, a former Plusregio in the Dutch province of Gelderland
- Storage Area Network, a network that connects servers and storage systems via dedicated lines.
- Styrene-acrylonitrile, a plastic material
- Standard Algebraic Notation, a standardized notation for chess games, see Portable Game Notation
- the English abbreviation for the sinus node (sinoatrial node)
- Subject Alternative Name, a data field of digital certificates (example in X.509)
SAN as a distinguishing sign on vehicle registration plates:
Questions and Answers
Q: What does SAN stand for?
A: SAN is an acronym that can refer to a variety of different things, including Storage Area Network, Styrene-acrylonitrile resin, Sinoatrial node, Standard Algebraic Notation and Sydney Adventist Hospital.
Q: What was the Battle Creek Sanitarium nicknamed?
A: The Battle Creek Sanitarium was nicknamed "The San" by its guests.
Q: Who is San (comics)?
A: San (comics) is the name of a character in the Marvel Universe.
Q: What is the original name of Princess Mononoke?
A: The original name of Princess Mononoke is San.
Q: Who are Khoisan or the San people?
A: Khoisan or the San people are an ethnic group found in Southern Africa, also known as Khwe Khoe or Basarwa.
Q: What does 'san' mean in Greek?
A: In Greek, 'san' means letter and it appears between Pi and Qoppa.
Q: How do you pronounce 3 in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese?
A: In Japanese and Mandarin Chinese 3 is pronounced as 'San'.
