Gan

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Gan may refer to:

• 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:
  • Gan River
  • Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China, through which the river flows
  • Gan (linguistics) 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, Norway, a village in Fet in Norway
• 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 (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.
• GAN - French cycling team, later renamed Crédit Agricole (cycling team)
• 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.
• Global Area Network
• Generic Access Network formerly known as Unlicensed Mobile Access
• Olag Gan, a fictional character in the British television series Blake's 7
• Gan Isurugi, a fictional character from the Rival Schools video game series

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)
• A local nickname for Gananoque, Ontario, Canada.