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An is an indefinite article in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
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An, AN, aN, or an may also refer to:
Culture and language
- AnAnuIn Sumerian mythology, Anu was a sky-god, the god of heaven, lord of constellations, king of gods, Consort of Antu, spirits and demons, and dwelt in the highest heavenly regions. It was believed that he had the power to judge those who had committed crimes, and that he had created the stars as...
(Mesopotamian mythology), a god in Sumerian and Babylonian mythology - AnAn (goddess)An in Sumerian mythology is a goddess, possibly a female principle of the creator god An. Early iconography suggests a celestial sky goddess in the form of a cow whose udders produce rain and who becomes Antu in the Akkadian pantheon....
(Mesopotamian mythology), a goddess in Sumerian mythology - An (Chinese name)An (Chinese name)The surname An , literally means "peace" or "tranquility", also serves as an abbreviation of Anxi , meaning "Arsacid" in Chinese. Visitors to China who came from Arsacid-held territories often took the name An....
- Ahn (Korean name)Ahn (Korean name)Ahn, also romanized An, is a Korean family name. It literally means "tranquility." In 2000, there were 637,786 people bearing this surname in South Korea , making it the 20th most common family name in the country, with roughly 2% of the country's population...
- An (Shintō)An (Shinto)The is a small table or platform used during Shinto ceremonies to bear offerings. It may have four, eight or sixteen legs; the eight-legged variety, called , is the most common.- See also :...
, a small table or platform used during Shinto ceremonies - Anguttara NikayaAnguttara NikayaThe Anguttara Nikaya is a Buddhist scripture, the fourth of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that comprise the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism...
, one of the five oldest books in Buddhist literature - Aragonese languageAragonese languageAragonese is a Romance language now spoken in a number of local varieties by between 10,000 and 30,000 people over the valleys of the Aragón River, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza in Aragon, Spain...
's ISO 639-1:2002 language code - AN Algemeen Nederlands (meaning "Common Dutch"), the official Dutch language, common to most people in the NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and the Flemish community in BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... - An alternative romanisation for Ahn (Korean name)Ahn (Korean name)Ahn, also romanized An, is a Korean family name. It literally means "tranquility." In 2000, there were 637,786 people bearing this surname in South Korea , making it the 20th most common family name in the country, with roughly 2% of the country's population...
Mathematics and science
- AcrylonitrileAcrylonitrileAcrylonitrile is the chemical compound with the formula C3H3N. This pungent-smelling colorless liquid often appears yellow due to impurities. It is an important monomer for the manufacture of useful plastics. In terms of its molecular structure, it consists of a vinyl group linked to a nitrile...
- Anorexia NervosaAnorexia nervosaAnorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
, an eating disorder - Acanthosis nigricansAcanthosis nigricansAcanthosis nigricans is a brown to black, poorly defined, velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin. It is usually found in body folds, such as the posterior and lateral folds of the neck, the axilla, groin, umbilicus, forehead, and other areas.-Causes:...
, a skin condition - An, a root systemRoot systemIn mathematics, a root system is a configuration of vectors in a Euclidean space satisfying certain geometrical properties. The concept is fundamental in the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras...
and its Dynkin diagram - An, conventional notation for the alternating group
- Abbreviation of anodeAnodeAn anode is an electrode through which electric current flows into a polarized electrical device. Mnemonic: ACID ....
in electronicElectronicsElectronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
schematics - AN, ammonium nitrate
- aN, the attonewton, an SI unit of force
Organizations
- Anime NorthAnime NorthAnime North is a non-profit, fan-run anime convention, held every year in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its major attractions, activities and events include a Masquerade, a Dealers Room, an Artists Alley, Guest of Honor presentations, Gaming , Panel Discussions, Video Presentations, Contests, and Dances...
, a Canadian anime convention - The IATA airline designator for Ansett AustraliaAnsett AustraliaAnsett Australia, Ansett, Ansett Airlines of Australia, or ANSETT-ANA as it was commonly known in earlier years, was a major Australian airline group, based in Melbourne. The airlines flew domestically within Australia and to destinations in Asia during its operation in 1996...
, a major Australian airline group that is now defunct - Apalachicola Northern Railroad's reporting mark
- Aryan NationsAryan NationsAryan Nations is a white supremacist religious organization originally based in Hayden Lake, Idaho. Richard Girnt Butler founded the group in the 1970s, as an arm of the Christian Identity organization Church of Jesus Christ–Christian...
, a white supremacist religious organization - Astronomische NachrichtenAstronomische NachrichtenAstronomische Nachrichten , one of the first international journals in the field of astronomy, was founded in 1821 by the German astronomer Heinrich Christian Schumacher. It claims to be the oldest astronomical journal in the world that is still being published...
, or Astronomical Notes, an international Astronomy journal - Australian National Railways - the formerly federal government owned Trans-Australia Railway, Central-Australia Railway, Country South Australia and Tasmanian Railways operator
- Avisa NordlandAvisa NordlandAvisa Nordland is a newspaper published in Bodø, Norway. It was established through a controversial merger of the two competing newspapers Nordlandsposten and Nordlands Framtid. In 2006, it had a circulation of about 24700 copies....
, a Norwegian newspaper - Alleanza Nazionale, the Italian name for the National Alliance (Italy)National Alliance (Italy)National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...
, a former political party in Italy - The design office prefix for AntonovAntonovAntonov, or Antonov Aeronautical Scientist/Technical Complex , formerly the Antonov Design Bureau, is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company with particular expertise in the field of very large aircraft construction. Antonov ASTC is a state-owned commercial company...
, a Ukrainian (formerly Soviet) aircraft manufacturing and services company
Placename abbreviations or codes
- Anderson County, KansasAnderson County, KansasAnderson County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 8,102...
state county code - AndorraAndorraAndorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
's obsolete NATO country code - AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
's World Meteorological Organization country code - Application Note Application Note (in engineering) most often seen as A.N.
- Netherlands AntillesNetherlands AntillesThe Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
' ISO country code - AnconaProvince of AnconaThe Province of Ancona is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona. The province has an area of 1940 km² and a 2006 population of 465,906 in 49 comuni , see Comunes of the Province of Ancona....
, a province of Italy in the ISO 3166-2:IT code
Other
- An CountyAn CountyAn County is a county in Mianyang, Sichuan, China.It has an area of 1,404 square kilometers and a population of 500,000.-Administrative divisions:An County has 17 towns and 3 townships.*Towns:**Anchang...
, in Sichuan, China - AN threadAN threadThe AN thread is a particular type of fitting used to connect flexible hoses and rigid metal tubing that carry fluid. It is a US military-derived specification that dates back to World War II and stems from a joint standard agreed upon by the Army and Navy, hence AN.AN sizes range from -2 to -32...
, a type of fitting - a prefix used by the U.S. military for electronic equipment named under the Joint Electronics Type Designation SystemJoint Electronics Type Designation SystemThe Joint Electronics Type Designation System , which was previously known as the Joint Army-Navy Nomenclature System and the Joint Communications-Electronics Nomenclature System, is a method developed by the U.S. War Department during World War II for assigning an unclassified designator to...
- the romanization of the Japanese word 餡, meaning red bean pasteRed bean pasteRed bean paste or Azuki bean paste is a sweet, dark red bean paste originating from China. It is used in Chinese cuisine, Japanese confectionery, and Korean cuisine. It is prepared by boiling and mashing azuki beans and then sweetening the paste with sugar or honey...
- an, an anagram generator for linux