Gran
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Gran may refer to:
- Esztergom, a city in and former capital and present primas of Hungary, is best known by its historical German name Gran
- Gran, Norway
- The German word for grain, and hence a traditional German unit for weight, varying in value, but around 60 milligrams.
- Prenominal form of the adjective grande 'big, large, great' in Spanish. This form appears in a number of names of places or political entities, such as La Gran Sabana 'Great Savannah' of Venezuela, or the Gran Colombia 'Great(er) Colombia' established by Bolívar.
- Widely used, predominately British abbreviation for grandmother (also granny)
- Children's TV animation from the early 80's, from the director of Postman Pat, Ivor Wood.
- Gran, an alien race in Star Wars