Gran

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Gran may refer to:

  • Gran, short for grandma
  • 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, predominantly British abbreviation for grandmother (also granny)
  • Gran (TV series) children's animation from the early 80's, from the directors of Postman Pat, Ivor Wood & John Cunliffe.
  • Gran, an alien race in Star Wars
  • Gran (Colorimater) an instrument for measuring the color of diamonds developed by Paul Gran.
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