Van.
A place in the United States:
Meaning & usage
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Arkansas County, Arkansas.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon.
A place in the United States: A city in Van Zandt County, Texas.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Boone County, West Virginia.
A place in Wales: A community and suburb of Caerphilly in Caerphilly borough (OS grid ref ST1686).
A place in Wales: A hamlet in Llanidloes Without community, Powys (OS grid ref SN9587).
Where this word comes from
* In the United States, usually taken from a first name or surname. * In Wales, from Y Fan, see Welsh fan.
A diminutive of the female given name Vanessa.
A diminutive of the male given names Vance, Ivan, and Evan.
Where this word comes from
Shortening.
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.
A province and metropolitan municipality in easternmost Turkey, partly surrounding the lake, with a Kurdish majority.
A city, the capital of Van Province, Turkey, on the shore of the lake.
Where this word comes from
From Turkish Van, from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).
A Van cat.
A Turkish Van cat.
Where this word comes from
Backformed from Van cat and Turkish Van.
Abbreviation of Vancouver.
Where this word comes from
Abbreviation of Vancouver.
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