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sazan

/səˈzɑn/

sazan noun: a fish (Cyprinus carpio) in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to Sea of Azov, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Balkhash lake, Amour river.

sazan: a fish (Cyprinus carpio) in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to Sea of Azov, Black Sea, Caspian...
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Noun

sazan (plural sazans)

  1. A fish (Cyprinus carpio) in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to Sea of Azov, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Balkhash lake, Amour river.

Proper noun capitalized: Sazan

Sazan

  1. A small island off the coast of Albania.

Forms of sazan

pluralsazans

Origin of sazan

From Russian саза́н (sazán), from Turkic, from Proto-Turkic *siāŕgan (“carp; snake, dragon”).

Questions about sazan

What does sazan mean?
Sazan means a fish (Cyprinus carpio) in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to Sea of Azov, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Balkhash lake, Amour river.
What part of speech is sazan?
Sazan can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sazan?
Sazan is pronounced /səˈzɑn/.
What is the plural of sazan?
The plural of sazan is sazans.

Words near sazan in the dictionary

  1. sayōnara
  2. sayōnaras
  3. saz
  4. Sazama
  5. Sazamas
  6. sazan
  7. sazans
  8. Sazarac
  9. Sazaracs
  10. sazerac
  11. sazeracs

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