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-stan in Arabic

ـسْتَان -stān

/stæn/

-stan in Arabic: ـسْتَان (-stān). In English, -stan means used in the names of regions in the Middle East and Central Asia which were historically influenced by Persian and Turkic cultures.

Arabic words for -stan

used in actual place names
ـسْتَان -stān

English meaning of -stan

  1. suffix Used in the names of regions in the Middle East and Central Asia which were historically influenced by Persian and Turkic cultures.
  2. suffix Used to form fictitious or metaphoric country names, often with a connotation of it being an exotic or hostile country.
  3. suffix Used after European and American place names to emphasize that many Middle Easterners or Muslims reside there.

Full definition of -stan

-stan in a sentence

  • absurd + -istan → Absurdistan
  • nerd + -istan → nerdistan
  • London + -istan → Londonistan

-stan in other languages

Questions about -stan in Arabic

What is the meaning of -stan in Arabic?
-stan in Arabic is ـسْتَان (-stān).
ما معنى كلمة -stan؟
-stan: ـسْتَان (-stān).
What does -stan mean in English?
-stan means used in the names of regions in the Middle East and Central Asia which were historically influenced by Persian and Turkic cultures.

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