/ Dictionary / Index S Shan: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Shan Pronunciation: (shän, shan), [key] — pl. Shans, Shan. a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma. a language spoken in the Shan States and belonging to the Tai group of languages. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shan (Thesaurus) shamus Shandong Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language