Ulan

Ulan means:

Uhlans , a class of cavalry armed with lances
Armored personnel carrier Ulan, alternative name for the armored personnel carrier ASCOD
SMS Ulan (1876) , torpedo steamer of the Imperial Navy
SMS Ulan (1906) , torpedo boat destroyer of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
Ulan (cycling team) , Kazakh cycling team
Ulan (Haixi) , Ulan (乌兰县) County of the Haixi Autonomous District of the Mongols and Tibetans, Qinghai Province of the PRC
Ulan (Otog) , Ulan (乌兰镇) municipality of the Otog banner of the city of Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the PRC
Ulan (Eren Hot) , Ulan (乌兰街道) street district of Eren Hot City , Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the PRC
Ulan-Burgassy Mountains , low mountain range in the western Transbaikal region in the Russian Republic of Buryatia

The abbreviation ULAN denotes:

Union List of Artist Names , artist list from the Getty Research Institute
Unión Latinoamericana de Agencias de Noticias , Union of Latin American News Agencies

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Wiktionary: Ulan - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations