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Coan

Coan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Coan (countable and uncountable, plural Coans)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. An unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States.

Adjective

Coan

  1. Of or pertaining to the Greek island of Cos (Kos).

Noun

Coan (plural Coans)

  1. An inhabitant of the island of Cos.

Forms of Coan

Proper noun
pluralCoans
Noun
pluralCoans

Origin of Coan

Reduced form of McCoan.

From Cos + -an.

Questions about Coan

What does Coan mean?
Coan means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Coan?
Coan can be a proper noun, an adjective or a noun.

Words near Coan in the dictionary

  1. coamplification
  2. coamplified
  3. coamplifies
  4. coamplify
  5. coamplifying
  6. Coan
  7. coanalgesic
  8. coanalgesics
  9. coanalyse
  10. coanalysed
  11. coanalyses

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