Stans

[ shtahns ]

noun

1. a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.

Stans

¹

/ ʃtans /

noun

1. a town in central Switzerland, capital of Nidwalden demicanton, 11 km (7 miles) southeast of Lucerne: tourist centre. Pop: 6983 (2000)

Stans

²

/ stænz /

plural noun

1. the Stans
   the Stans a region in Central Asia that consists of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan

Example Sentences

Pakistan would be a big beneficiary of peace and trade into the Central Asian “stans.”

From The Daily Beast

A picture was painted by command of the government of Nidwalden, and may still be seen in a passage in the Rathhaus at Stans.

From Project Gutenberg

Inter capitolii ruinas stans primum hujus operis scribendi concilium cepit.

From Project Gutenberg

And then he added briskly, But it stans to reason that a man or to have a care how far he goes before he gets things cleared up.

From Project Gutenberg

Sacramentum de altari, et illud, stans, offert episcopo genuflexo.

From Project Gutenberg

A boat was ready at Stans, and here the friendly curé bade her farewell, leaving her to go on her way alone.

From Project Gutenberg