n., pl., San, or Sans. In both senses also called Bushman.
- A member of a traditionally nomadic hunting people of southwest Africa.
- Any of the Khoisan languages of the San.
[Nama : sa, to pick up from the ground, gather + -n, common gender pl. suff.]
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