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Stan.

A municipality in southeast Slovenia.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/stæn/

  1. A municipality in southeast Slovenia.

    countable · uncountable

  2. A diminutive of the male given name Stanley.

    countable · uncountable

  3. A diminutive of the male given name Stanislav.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A surname from Romanian.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Clipping of Stanley.

noun/stæn/

  1. Alternative letter-case form of stan (a type of superfan)

    alt-of
Where this word comes from

Clipping of Stanley.

noun/stæn/

  1. Alternative letter-case form of stan (country whose name ends with -stan)

    alt-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـِستَانbor. English -stan English Stan From -stan.

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