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janpans

janpans is the plural of janpan.

Meaning of janpan

Noun

janpan (plural janpans)

  1. (dated) jampan (an open chair carried by several people).
    • Oh! here comes a janpan! (a sort of sedan chair carried by four hill men, dressed in loose black clothes, turned up with red, yellow, blue, green, or whatever colour the proprietor likes best) And in the janpan sits a lady - Mrs Apsley, a very pretty, good-tempered, and well-bred little lady.1859, John Lang, Wanderings in India - And Other Sketches of Life in Hindostan, volume 2, page 6
    Synonyms:
    chair, throne

Questions about janpans

What is janpans the plural of?
Janpans is the plural of janpan.

Words near janpans in the dictionary

  1. Janowiczes
  2. Janowitzian
  3. Janowski
  4. Janowskis
  5. janpan
  6. janpans
  7. Jansch
  8. Jansches
  9. Janse van Rensburg
  10. Jansen
  11. Jansen disease

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