Meaning
1 senses(ethnic, offensive, plural, plural only, regional, slur)Any of the foraging non-Bantu ethnic groups of southwestern Africa.
Examples
4 sentencesSerif fonts are prettier, but sans-serif fonts are easier to read.
Her Sans Rival is pretty decent.
Bernard Kouchner, who established Medecins Sans Frontieres, did not oppose the Iraq war.
ruБернар Кушнер, который основал «Врачей без границ», не выступал против войны в Ираке. — Hellerick
In Austin, Texas, people gathered recently at the Sans Bar and drank alcohol-free beers and mixed drinks called watermelon mockaritas.
Origin
As a synonym of Bushmen introduced into ethnology from the 1960s, from Khoekhoe saan (singAs a synonym of Bushmen introduced into ethnology from the 1960s, from Khoekhoe saan (singular saa) "foragers; people without wealth", via back-formation from Khoisan. Occasional citation as the Nama term for "Bushmen" from the 1880s.
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