swan
Swans are birds of the family (biology), family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form t ...
is a bird of the genus ''Cygnus'' (true swans) or ''Coscoroba'' (coscoroba swans).
Swan, swans, or The Swan may also refer to:
Trumpet of the Swan
''The Trumpet of the Swan'' is a children's novel by E. B. White published in 1970. It tells the story of Louis (pronounced "LOO-ee" by the author in the audiobook, a reference to trumpeter Louis Armstrong, a point that is made explicit in the ...
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EB White
Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including ''Stuart Little'' (1945), '' Charlotte's Web'' (1952), and ''The Trumpet of the Swan'' ...
Swans (eyewear)
is the brandname of the Japanese eyewear manufacturer located in Osaka, Japan.
Founded in 1911, the company produces and sells optical lenses, sunglasses, goggles, as well as safety glasses. The sports eyewear brand Swans includes sunglasse ...
, a Japanese eyewear brand
* Swan Electronics, a radio gear manufacturer
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Swan Records (jazz label)
Swan Records (aka Swan Recording Co. Inc.) was an American record company and label that was founded in 1946 and closed the same year. Sometime before 1959, Swan went out of business. In 1950, Mercury acquired 16 masters once owned by Swan, all ...
Shuang Wen Academy Network Shuang may refer to:
Given name
*Cao Shuang (died 249), military general, politician and regent of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period
*Cheng Shuang (born 1987), Chinese female aerial skier who competed at the 2010 Winter Olympic ...
, of Shuang Wen School, New York City, US; see
Association of Chinese Schools
Association of Chinese Schools was founded by Prof. Peter P.C. Chou and six schools in Philadelphia in 1974. The goals are to provide a forum for Chinese language and culture schools to share their common interests, to exchange views and ideas, to ...
People
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Howard E. Johnson
Howard William "Swan" Johnson (January 1, 1908 – December 28, 1991) was an American swing alto saxophonist.Jan Evensmo "JazzArcheology.com", 2015
In New York City Johnson was a member of bands led by Billy Cato, James P. Johnson, and Fes ...
(1908–1991), American swing alto saxophonist, nicknamed Swan
* Joseph Swan (1828—1914), English physicist, chemist, and inventor (most notably of the filament lightbulb)
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Howard Swan
Howard Shelton Swan (March 19, 1906 – September 19, 1995) was an American choral conductor, tenor, music educator, and writer on music. A highly influential figure in American choral music during the 20th century, Swan was sometimes referred to ...
(1906–1995), American choral conductor and music educator
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Swan (surname)
Swan is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Academics
* Daniel C. Swan, American cultural anthropologist and museum curator
* Donald A. Swan (1935–1981), American anthropologist
* Janis Swan, American-New Zealand food ...
, a list of people with the name
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Swan Hennessy
Edward Swan Hennessy (24 November 1866 – 26 October 1929) was an Irish-American composer and pianist who lived much of his life in Paris. In his pre-War piano music, he excelled as a miniaturist in descriptive, programmatic music. After joining ...
(1866–1929), Irish-American composer based in Paris
* Swan King (1845–1886), nickname for Ludwig II of Bavaria
* Swan of Stowe, nickname for the Catholic saint Hugh of Lincoln
* Bunny Swan, Chinese character on Madtv played by
Alex Borstein
Alexandrea Borstein (born February 15, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. Borstein voices Lois Griffin on the animated comedy television series '' Family Guy'' (1999–present), and won a Primetime Emmy Award for the rol ...
City of Swan
The City of Swan is a local government area of Western Australia. It is in the eastern metropolitan region of Perth and includes the Swan Valley and 42 suburbs. It is centred approximately 20 km north-east of the Perth central business d ...
, Perth
** Division of Swan, an electoral district based on the surrounding area
* Swan Bay, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
* Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia
United States
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Swan, Indiana
Swan is an unincorporated community in Swan Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. I ...
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Swan, Iowa
Swan is a city in Marion County, Iowa, United States. The population was 76 at the time of the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
2010 census
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Swan, Missouri Swan is an unincorporated community in north central Taney County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Swan is located on Missouri Route AA
A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplem ...
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Swan Range
The Swan Range is a mountain range in western Montana in the United States. Its peaks typically rise to around . The range is bounded by the South Fork Flathead River to the east, the Flathead River to the north and northwest, the Swan River to ...
, a mountain range in Montana
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Swan, Texas
Swan is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in central Smith County, Texas, Smith County, Texas, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 69 in Texas, U.S. Highway 69, three miles north of Tyler, Texas, Tyler. According to the ''Han ...
Swan Township, Holt County, Nebraska
Swan Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 39 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 39.
See also
*County government in Nebraska
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Swan's Island, Maine
Swan's Island is an island town in Hancock County, Maine. It is named after Colonel James Swan of Fife, Scotland, who purchased the island and some surrounding areas and organized their colonization in the eighteenth century. The population was ...
Cygnus (constellation)
Cygnus is a northern constellation on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan. Cygnus is one of the most recognizable constellations of the northern summer and autumn, and it features a prominent as ...
, a constellation also known as the Swan
Elsewhere
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The Swan, County Laois
Swan or The Swan () is a small village in County Laois, Ireland. Around 20 km south-east of Portlaoise, it lies near the County Kilkenny border where the R430 regional road crosses the R426. The village lies within the townland of Slatt (Lowe ...
, Ireland
* Erasmusbrug, a bridge nicknamed "The Swan" in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Swans, Punjab
Sawans is a village and union council of Mianwali District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.Swan's theorem, a concept in mathematics
* Solar Wind Anisotropies, an instrument of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft
* Syndrome without a name, a term indicating an unknown
idiopathic disease
An idiopathic disease is any disease with an unknown cause or mechanism of apparent spontaneous origin. From Greek ἴδιος ''idios'' "one's own" and πάθος ''pathos'' "suffering", ''idiopathy'' means approximately "a disease of its own kin ...
Scottish Wide Area Network
The Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN) is the secure network for Scotland’s public services. More than 6,000 sites are connected by the network.
After the tendering process concluded in March 2013, one of the parties launched a legal challenge, ...
(SWAN), the secure network for Scotland’s public services
* State Wide Area Network, in the National e-Governance Plan of India
Ships and boats
* HMAS ''Swan'', several Royal Australian Navy ships
* HMS ''Swan'', several British Royal Navy ships
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Nautor's Swan
Oy Nautor AB is a Finnish producer of luxury sailing yachts, based in Jakobstad. It is known for its ''Nautor's Swan'' range of yachts models. The company was founded in 1966 by Pekka Koskenkylä.
The designers
Nautor has worked with four nav ...
, a line of Finnish luxury sailing yachts
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Swan boat (racing)
A swan boat is a very long and narrow human-powered boat used in the team paddling sport of swan boat racing. It is similar to dragon boat and is mainly practiced in Thailand. Swan boats are round-bottomed boats. They come in several lengths tha ...
, a long and narrow human-powered boat
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Swan Boats (Boston, Massachusetts)
The Swan Boats are a fleet of pontoon pleasure boats which operate in a pond in the Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Swan Boats have been in operation since 1877, and have since become a cultural icon for the city. They operate begi ...
, a fleet of pleasure boats
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Swan Boats (Magic Kingdom)
Swan Boats were an attraction at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. It was in operation between May 20, 1973 till August 1983. It originally took a D ticket.
The Swan Boats officially opened in 1973 and quickly became a popular attraction a ...
, a ride at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, (1973–1983)
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Swan Hellenic
Swan Hellenic is a British cruise line specialising in expedition tours of historical or cultural interest aimed at the upper end of the cruise market. Swan Hellenic was first established as Swan's Tours in the 1950s as a tour operator carryin ...
, a cruise line
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Swan (sternwheeler)
''Wenat'' was a stern-wheel steamboat that, under the name ''Swan'', was built and operated, briefly, on the Tualatin River, in the Oregon, state of Oregon. In 1858, ''Swan'' was sold, moved to the lower Willamette River, renamed ''Cowlitz'', and ...
, a stern-wheel steamboat
* USS ''Swan'', several United States Navy ships
Sports
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Swan Districts Football Club
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb ...
, an Australian rules football club based in Bassendean, Australia
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Swan Racing
Swan Racing was a stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series until the 2014 season. The team was founded as Inception Motorsports which fielded a single No. 30 team in the Cup Series in 2011 and 2012 before being purchase ...
, a NASCAR racing team
* Swan United FC, a football club based in Swan Valley, Australia
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Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a reser ...
Wycombe Swan
Wycombe Swan is a theatre in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the ...
The Swan, Hammersmith
The Swan is a Grade II listed public house
A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in ...
, a public house in London
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The Swan, Little Totham
The Swan is a Grade II listed pub in Little Totham, Essex, England.
It was CAMRA's National Pub of the Year
The National Pub of the Year is an annual competition held by CAMRA, the winner of which is announced in the February of the year fo ...
, a pub in Little Totham, Essex, England
* The Swan, West Wycombe, a public house in Buckinghamshire
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The Swan, York
The Swan is a Grade II listed historic pub, immediately south-west of the city centre of York, in England.
It was built as a beer house and grocery in 1861, at the end of a terrace on Bishopgate Street, the northern extension of Bishopthorpe ...
Walt Disney World Swan
The Walt Disney World Swan is a resort hotel located between Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios in the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, and across from its sister resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin. Both hotels were designe ...
Swan (Fabergé egg)
The Swan egg is a Fabergé egg, one in a series of fifty-two jewelled eggs made under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé. Commissioned in 1906 by Tsar Nicholas II, the egg was presented to the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna on Easter that ...
, commissioned in 1906 by Tsar Nicholas II
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Swan Bells
The Swan Bells are a set of 18 bells hanging in a specially built copper and glass campanile in Perth, Western Australia. The tower is commonly known as The Bell Tower or the Swan Bell Tower.
Taking their name from the Swan River, which thei ...
, a set of bells in Perth, Australia
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Swan diagram
The Swan Diagram, 233x233px
In economics, a Swan Diagram, also known as the Australian model (because it was originally published by Australian economist Trevor Swan in 1956 to model the Australian economy during the Great Depression), represents ...
, an economics model
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Swan Soap
Swan was a brand of soap introduced by the Lever Brothers Company in 1941 to compete with Ivory. Swan may have been advertised as a soap that could be used in the kitchen as a hand soap or in the bathroom to bathe the baby. Actually, during the r ...
, a brand of soap introduced by the Lever Brothers Company
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SwanCon
SwanCon is a science fiction convention held in Perth, Western Australia. It is Australia's longest-running science fiction convention, and probably the longest-running in the southern hemisphere.
It was founded in 1975 by Grant Stone, with th ...
Swan mussel
The swan mussel, ''Anodonta cygnea'', is a large species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Because of its morphological variability and its wide range of distribution, there are over 50 ...