Soan

adjective

So·​an

sōän

variants or less commonly Sohan

sōˈhän

: of or relating to a Paleolithic culture of West Pakistan characterized by chopping tools

Word History

Etymology

from Soan, Sohan, tributary of the upper Indus river in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent

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