Stans

[ shtahns ]

/ ʃtɑns /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Stans

stannous chloride, stannous fluoride, stannum, Stanovoi, Stanovoi Range, Stans, St. Anthony's cross, Stanton, Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, stanza, stapedectomy

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How to use Stans in a sentence

Pakistan would be a big beneficiary of peace and trade into the Central Asian “stans.”
How to Repair the U.S. Pakistan Relationship|Bruce Riedel|June 4, 2012|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.
The Lake of Lucerne|Joseph E. Morris
Inter capitolii ruinas stans primum hujus operis scribendi concilium cepit.
Memoirs of My Life and Writings|Edward Gibbon
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.
Wheat and Huckleberries|Charlotte Marion (White) Vaile

Sacramentum de altari, et illud, stans, offert episcopo genuflexo.
The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, December 1864|Various
A boat was ready at Stans, and here the friendly curé bade her farewell, leaving her to go on her way alone.
Cobwebs and Cables|Hesba Stretton

British Dictionary definitions for Stans (1 of 2)

Stans¹

/ (German ʃtans) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for Stans (2 of 2)

Stans²

/ (stænz) /

pl n

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

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