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Etymology of Yanan

From Yana + -an.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

Synonym of Yana (“extinct language of the Yana people”).

noun

Synonym of Yana (“(member of) a particular North American Indian people”).

adj

Of or pertaining to the Yana people of California or their language.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Yana + -an.

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  • Word-formation componentYanaen
  • Word-formation component-anen
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

Alternative form of Yan'an.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of 延安 (Yán'ān), without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號/隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)).

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