Gan
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Gan can have several meanings:
- A Romanization of the Chinese character 甘 (Gān), an abbreviation for Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China
- A Romanization of the Chinese character 赣 (Gàn), an abbreviation for:
- The Gan River
- Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China, through which the river flows
- the Gan varieties of Chinese, which are concentrated in and form the typical speech of Jiangxi
- Gan, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in France.
- Gan, also means to do in Chinese, which is commonly used in swearing or cussing.
- Gan, a god in Stephen King's The Dark Tower book series.
- GAN is an acronym that stands for Giant axonal neuropathy and is also the name of the gene that when mutated causes the disorder.
- The French cycling team GAN was later renamed Crédit Agricole.
- Gallium nitride, chemical symbol GaN, is an important wide bandgap semiconductor material with multiple applications in blue lasers and light emitting diodes, high electron mobility transistors, and other electronic devices.
- A Global Area Network
- A Generic Access Network formerly known as Unlicensed Mobile Access
- Gan, a fictional character in the British television series Blake's 7
Gan as a place name may refer to:
- Gan (Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll) (Republic of Maldives)
- Gan (Laamu Atoll) (Republic of Maldives)
- Gan (Seenu Atoll) (Republic of Maldives)
- Gan, a small place in the municipality of Fet in Akershus, Norway.
- A local nickname for Gananoque, Ontario, Canada.