Van

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Shortening.

Proper noun

Van

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Vance, Ivan, or Evan.
    • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor:
      'Beautiful idea,' said Van as he helped Ada to heat the tank, fill the old battered bath and warm a couple of towels.
  2. A city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States.

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Proper noun

Van

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Vanessa.

Etymology 3

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Akhtamar Island on Lake Van, with the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, a 10th century Armenian church and monastic complex

From Turkish Van, from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).

Proper noun

Van

  1. A large saline tectonic lake of the Armenian Highland in eastern Turkey, famous for its Chalcalburnus tarichi (syn. Alburnus tarichi) fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island.
  2. Van (a city on the shore of that lake, the capital of Van province, Turkey).
  3. Van (a province of Turkey).
Translations

Etymology 4

Abbreviation of Vancouver.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Van

  1. Abbreviation of Vancouver.

Etymology 5

Backformed from Van cat and Turkish Van.

Noun

Van (plural Vans)

  1. A Van cat.
  2. A Turkish Van cat.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English van.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /væn/, /vɛn/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Van m (strong, genitive Vans, plural Vans)

  1. van

Declension

Further reading

  • Van” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Turkish

 Van on Turkish Wikipedia
Van ili
Van'ın ilçeleri

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Van

  1. Van (a province and city in Turkey)

Declension

Derived terms

See also