San
noun
ˈsän 
1
plural in construction : a member of any of the indigenous and traditionally hunter-gatherer peoples of southern Africa who are considered the oldest inhabitants of the region
Note: The San are also referred to as Bushmen, a term that continues in widespread use but is sometimes considered offensive.
2
: the Khoisan languages spoken by the San people
Word History
Etymology
Khoikhoi
First Known Use
1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing San
- on spec
- on special
- on special offer
- on staff
- on standby
- on steroids
- on such short notice
- on sufferance
- on suspicion of
- on tap
- on target
- on television
- on telly
- on tenterhooks
- on that score
- on that/this score
- on the air
- on the aisle
- on the alert
- on the altar of success
- on the assumption
- on the attack
- on the average
- on the back burner
- on the back of