Stans

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ʃtans/, German: /stænz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shtäns)


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Stans (shtäns),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland. 5700.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Stans / ʃtans/
  1. a town in central Switzerland, capital of Nidwalden canton, 11 km (7 miles) southeast of Lucerne: tourist centre. Pop: 6983 (2000)
Stans / stænz/
  1. the Stans ⇒ a region in Central Asia that consists of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
'Stans' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Nidwalden - stance - stanch - stanchion - stanza - substance

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