sten
sten is the alternative letter-case form of Sten.
Noun (1) capitalized: Sten
Sten (plural Stens)
- The Sten gun, a family of British 9-millimeter submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts.
Proper noun capitalized: Sten
Sten (plural Stens)
Noun (2) capitalized: STEN
STEN (plural STENs)
- Alternative form of Sten
Noun (3) capitalized: STEn
STEn (plural STEns)
- Alternative form of Sten
Synonyms of sten
Forms of sten
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | stens |
| plural | Stens |
| alternative form | STEN |
| alternative form | STEn |
| alternative form | sten |
| plural | STENs |
| plural | STEns |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Stens |
Origin of sten
Acronym of Shepherd, Turpin, Enfield. From the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and EN for Enfield.
From North Germanic (Danish Sten, Swedish Sten, Norwegian Sten).
Phrases with sten
Questions about sten
- What does sten mean?
- Sten means the Sten gun, a family of British 9-millimeter submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts.
- What is sten the alternative letter-case form of?
- Sten is the alternative letter-case form of Sten.
- What part of speech is sten?
- Sten can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of sten?
- The plural of sten is stens.
Words near sten in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sten (page history and authors); Sten (page history and authors); STEN (page history and authors); STEn (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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