Synonyms for VAN
væn, vɑnvan

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1. avant-garde, vanguard, van, new wavenoun

   any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

   Synonyms:
   forefront, van, avant-garde, cutting edge, new wave, vanguard, caravan

2. vanguard, vannoun

   the leading units moving at the head of an army

   Synonyms:
   forefront, van, avant-garde, cutting edge, new wave, vanguard, caravan

3. vannoun

   (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight

   Synonyms:
   avant-garde, new wave, vanguard, caravan

4. van, caravannoun

   a camper equipped with living quarters

   Synonyms:
   van, avant-garde, wagon train, new wave, vanguard, train, caravan

5. vannoun

   a truck with an enclosed cargo space

   Synonyms:
   avant-garde, new wave, vanguard, caravan

Matched Categories

1. • Army Unit
   • Artistic Movement
   • Camper
   • Car
   • Truck

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vannoun

   Synonyms:
   front (of an army or a fleet), fore-rank

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "van":

   truck, rva, from, minivan, fan, pickup, npv

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1. List of known nicknames for "Van":

   Van Fan, Fan Yi Chen, Fan, Van, 范逸臣

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1. Nathaniel Pawlowski:

   Courtesy Artur Pawlowski TV was placed in what Courtesy Artur Pawlowski TV described as like a dog kennel, but it was like a cage, sort of like what you have in a police van ; those really thin, small cages with very little air circulation. So Courtesy Artur Pawlowski TV was placed in one of those for hours on end twice.

2. Peter Boockvar:

   There is always liquidity risk, that's been since the history of time. A Van Gogh doesn't trade in a public market.

3. Matthew Beesley:

   With CEO Ben van Beurden loudly espousing the strategic rationale of the deal and the role it can have in foisting change upon Shell, they'll be looking to get it approved by regulators and closed as soon as they can – just in case.

4. Carl Reiner:

   ( He told me),' We'll get a better actor to play you.' And he suggested Dick Van Dyke.

5. Hendrik Willem Van Loon:

   Great Britain, an island off the Dutch coast, which is responsible for the happiness of fully one-quarter of the human race. Per: Van Loon's Geography, Copy-write 1932. Garden City Publishing, Copy-write 1937; Page-216.