Stans

See also: stans

English

Noun

Stans

  1. plural of Stan
  2. (informal) usually "the Stans", the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Proper noun

Stans

  1. A municipality and town, the capital of Nidwalden canton, Switzerland.
  2. A municipality of Tyrol, Austria.

Anagrams

German

Proper noun

Stans n (proper noun, genitive Stans' or (with an article) Stans)

  1. Stans (a municipality and town, the capital of Nidwalden canton, Switzerland)
  2. Stans (a municipality of Tyrol, Austria)

Further reading
  • “Stans” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Stans” in Duden online
  • “Stans” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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