Definition of Alan in English:

Alan

noun ˈeɪlənəˈlɑːnˈalən

A member of a nomadic people of the northern Caucasus from whom the Ossetians are thought to be descended.

adjective ˈeɪlənəˈlɑːnˈalən

Of or relating to the Alans or their language; Alanic.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Vegetius' De Re Militari. From classical Latin Alānus (plural Alānī) member of an ancient Iranian-speaking people, related to the Scythians and Sarmatians from an Iranian ethnonym, apparently from the same Indo-Iranian base as Old Persian ariya + a suffix from the Indo-European base of -an.

Rhymes

gallon, talon

Definition of Alan in US English:

Alan

noun

A member of a nomadic people of the northern Caucasus from whom the Ossetians are thought to be descended.

adjective

Of or relating to the Alans or their language; Alanic.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Vegetius' De Re Militari. From classical Latin Alānus (plural Alānī) member of an ancient Iranian-speaking people, related to the Scythians and Sarmatians from an Iranian ethnonym, apparently from the same Indo-Iranian base as Old Persian ariya + a suffix from the Indo-European base of -an.

单词	Alan
释义	Definition of Alan in English: Alan noun ˈeɪlənəˈlɑːnˈalən A member of a nomadic people of the northern Caucasus from whom the Ossetians are thought to be descended. adjective ˈeɪlənəˈlɑːnˈalən Of or relating to the Alans or their language; Alanic. Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Vegetius' De Re Militari. From classical Latin Alānus (plural Alānī) member of an ancient Iranian-speaking people, related to the Scythians and Sarmatians from an Iranian ethnonym, apparently from the same Indo-Iranian base as Old Persian ariya + a suffix from the Indo-European base of -an. Rhymes gallon, talon Definition of Alan in US English: Alan noun A member of a nomadic people of the northern Caucasus from whom the Ossetians are thought to be descended. adjective Of or relating to the Alans or their language; Alanic. Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Vegetius' De Re Militari. From classical Latin Alānus (plural Alānī) member of an ancient Iranian-speaking people, related to the Scythians and Sarmatians from an Iranian ethnonym, apparently from the same Indo-Iranian base as Old Persian ariya + a suffix from the Indo-European base of -an.
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