Stans

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Stans. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Stans, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Stans in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Stans you have here. The definition of the word Stans will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofStans, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
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

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

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