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tan

 
 
/tæn/ adjective

Translation

COLOUR being a pale yellow-brown colour
hâki renk
a tan jacket1504
SKIN US ( UK/US tanned) having darker skin because you have been in the sun
yanık, bronzlaşmış, güneş yanığı
2098
(Definition of tan adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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