Van
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Akhtamar Island on Lake Van, with the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, a 10th century Armenian church and monastic complex
Van ili 
Van'ın ilçeleri
See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Shortening.
Proper noun
Van
- A diminutive of the male given names Vance, Ivan, or Evan.
- 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor:
- 'Beautiful idea,' said Van as he helped Ada to heat the tank, fill the old battered bath and warm a couple of towels.
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Proper noun
Van
- A diminutive of the female given name Vanessa.
Etymology 3
From Turkish Van, from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).
Proper noun
Van
- A large saline tectonic lake of the Armenian Highland in eastern Turkey, famous for its Chalcalburnus tarichi (syn. Alburnus tarichi) fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island.
- Van (a city on the shore of that lake, the capital of Van province, Turkey).
- Van (a province of Turkey).
Translations
lake
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city
Etymology 4
Abbreviation of Vancouver.
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Van
Related terms
Etymology 5
Backformed from Van cat and Turkish Van.
Noun
Van (plural Vans)
- A Van cat.
- A Turkish Van cat.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Van m (strong, genitive Vans, plural Vans)
Declension
Declension of Van
Further reading
- “Van” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Van
Declension
declension of Van
possessive of Van
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Van'ım | Vanlarım / Van'larım |
| senin (your) | Van'ın | Vanların / Van'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Van'ı | Vanları / Van'ları |
| bizim (our) | Van'ımız | Vanlarımız / Van'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Van'ınız | Vanlarınız / Van'larınız |
| onların (their) | Van'ı / Vanları / Van'ları | Vanları / Van'ları |
Derived terms
See also
- (provinces of Turkey) Adana, Adıyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Ağrı, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydın, Balıkesir, Bartın, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingöl, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Düzce, Edirne, Elâzığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Hakkâri, Hatay, Iğdır, Isparta, İstanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Karabük, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kırıkkale, Kırklareli, Kırşehir, Kilis, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muğla, Muş, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Siirt, Sinop, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak, Tekirdağ, Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Uşak, Van, Yalova, Yozgat, Zonguldak (Category: tr:Provinces of Turkey)