Van — /van/; for 1, 2 also Turk. /vahn/, n. 1. Lake, a salt lake in E Turkey. 1454 sq. mi. (3766 sq. km). 2. a town on this lake. 88,597. 3. a male given name. * * * I City (pop., 1997: 226,965), eastern Turkey, on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The… … Universalium
Van — steht für: das olympische Länderkürzel für Vanuatu Vereinigte Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Naziverfolgten Bund der Antifaschisten, Hamburg. Landesorganisation der VVN. Value Added Network, ein Datennetz mit Mehrwertdienstangebot IATA Code des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
VAN — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
van — VAN, Ă, vani, e, adj. (livr.) Zadarnic, inutil, fără rost. ♢ loc. adv. În van = în zadar, degeaba. ♦ Neîntemeiat; iluzoriu. – Din lat. vanus, it. vano. Trimis de bogdanrsb, 11.08.2002. Sursa: DEX 98 VAN adj. 1 … Dicționar Român
van — van1 [van] n. [abbrev. < VANGUARD] short for VANGUARD van2 [van] n. [ME vanne < MFr van < L vannus, van, FAN1] 1. Archaic a winnowing machine 2 … English World dictionary
Van — puede referirse a: VAN, Valor Actual Neto. Los Vanir, dioses escandinavos. Van (o furgoneta), medio de transporte de pasajeros, o en particular, remolque para caballos. Abreviatura científica para el botánico V.M. Van 1950 Lugares de Turquía La… … Wikipedia Español
Van — Van, n. [L. vannus a van, or fan for winnowing grain: cf. F. van. Cf. {Fan}, {Van} a wing {Winnow}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing grain. [1913 Webster] 2. [OF. vanne, F. vanneau beam feather (cf. It.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
van — (van) s. m. 1° Instrument d osier pour séparer la paille et l ordure d avec le bon grain. • Il prendra le van en main, et il nettoiera son aire, SACI Bible, Évang. St Luc, III, 17. • Arcadiens, qu est devenu le temps où les Atrides étaient… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
van — S3 [væn] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: caravan] 1.) a vehicle used especially for carrying goods, which is smaller than a ↑truck and has a roof and usually no windows at the sides ▪ a delivery van ▪ a van driver 2.) AmE a large box like car that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Van — Van, n. [Abbrev. fr. vanguard.] The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle. [1913 Webster] Standards and gonfalons, twixt van and rear, Stream in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English