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  • 11Kan — Kan,   Flüssigkeitsmaß in den Niederlanden, 1 Kan = 10 Maatjes = 1 l (seit 1830). In Niederländisch Indien (Indonesien) galt 1 Kan = 1,49 l.   …

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  • 12kan — ‘Jefe o príncipe de los tártaros’: «La derrota del ejército del Kan se debió a que los japoneses fueron siempre feroces y temidos hombres de caballería» (Bonfil Simbiosis [Méx. 1993]). Es voz de origen turco, documentada en español desde época… …

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  • 13kan- —     kan     English meaning: to sing, sound     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘singen, klingen, also von anderen Geräuschen”     Material: Gk. κανά(σσω), Aor. κανάξαι “with noise fließen or schũtten”, καναχή “Getön, noise”, καναχέω, καναχίζω ‘schalle,… …

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  • 14Kan — Kan, v. t. To know; to ken. [Obs.] See {Ken}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15Kan — Kan, n. See {Khan} …

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  • 16Kan — die; , nen <aus niederl. kan »Kanne«> Flüssigkeitsmaß in den Niederlanden (= 1 l) …

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  • 17Kan|dy|an — «KAN dee uhn», noun, plural an or ans, adjective. –n. 1. a member of a Singhalese people of the mountains of Sri Lanka. 2. a native of Kandy, a city in central Sri Lanka. –adj. of or having to do with the Kandyans …

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  • 18Kan|na|da — «KAH nuh duh, KAN uh », noun. a Dravidian language spoken in southern India; Kanarese …

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  • 19Kan|sa — «KAN s», noun, plural sa or sas. a member of a tribe of Indians of the Siouan linguistic stock, that formerly lived in the vicinity of the Kansas and Missouri rivers …

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  • 20kan|zu — «KAN zoo», noun, plural zu or zus. a long robe, usually white, worn in East Africa chiefly by men. ╂[< Swahili kanzu] …

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