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-stan

-stan

See also: stan, Stan, śtan, stán, ştan, stan', and -стан

English

Suffix

-stan

  1. home of; place where one stays; used especially in place names

Usage notes

Corresponding demonym usually formed by suffixing -i, yielding -stani. When the root is an ethnicity, the -stani form refers to the nationality, not ethnicity. Compare Tajik (member of Tajik ethnic group) and Tajikistani (inhabitant of nation of Tajikistan).

Derived terms

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