zupan

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noun

The leader of a župa, or administrative unit, among various South Slavic peoples.

OriginProto-Slavic *županъ →
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Meanings

zupan1

nounzupan (plural zupans)

plural zupans

  1. The leader of a župa, or administrative unit, among various South Slavic peoples.

Zupan2

proper nounZupan (plural Zupans)

plural Zupans

  1. A surname.

Origin

zupan · noun

  1. Proto-Slavic*županъ
  2. Englishzupan

Of Slavic origin, from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”).

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Zupan · proper noun

  1. Serbo-CroatianŽupan
  2. SloveneŽupan
  3. SloveneZupan
  4. Proto-Slavic*županъ
  5. EnglishZupan

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”), via: * Slovene Zupan, from zupan. * Slovene Župan, from župan. * Serbo-Croatian Župan, from župan. Compare Supan, Suppan.

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APA

zupan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zupan

MLA

“zupan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zupan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zupan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zupan.

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