Vegan

See also: vegan and végan

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveɪɡən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪɡən

Etymology 1

From Vega +‎ -an.

Adjective

Vegan (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the star Vega.
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Noun

Vegan (plural Vegans)

  1. (science fiction) Someone from the vicinity of the star Vega.
    • 1963, Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Colors of Space‎[1]:
      Tommy looked deflated. He stepped back slightly, shaking his head. "Never saw such a resemblance. Are you a Vegan?" "No," Bart lied flatly. "Aldebaran. David Briscoe."
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Etymology 2

Noun

Vegan (plural Vegans)

  1. Ellipsis of Las Vegan (“someone from Las Vegas”).
    • 1969, Nevada Highways and Parks, volumes 29-30, page 41:
      […] James G. Scrugham (later to become governor of the state, and a congressman) and Vegans Roy W. Martin , James Cashman and E. W. Griffith.
  2. Someone from Vega in Norway.
  3. Someone from Vega in Sweden.

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