Svan

noun

variants or less commonly Svane

ˈsfän,

ˈsvän

or Swan

ˈswän

plural Svan or Svans

1

: one of the Kartvelian or Georgian peoples of the Caucasus dwelling on the upper course of the Ingur river

2

: a member of one of the Svan peoples

Word History

Etymology

Russian Svan, Svanets

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