Definitions for -stan
-stan

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1. -stansuffix

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

2. Etymology: and, both deriving from common Indo-Iranian verbal stem तिष्ठति, from steh₂-, whence also English verbs stay and stand.

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1. -stan

   -stan (Persian: ـستان; stân, estân or istân) has the meaning of "a place abounding in" or "a place where anything abounds" as a suffix. It originated in the Persian language, but is widely used by other Iranic languages as well as the Shaz Turkic languages (excluding Siberian Turkic) and other languages historically influenced by Persian. The suffix appears in the names of many regions throughout Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, South Asia, and parts of the Caucasus and Russia.Places with the -stan suffix were part of Iran in the past. The derived suffix -standar (or ostandar) was used for administrative titles of -stan governors under the Sasanian Empire in Persia.

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1. -stan

   The suffix -stan is Persian for "place of" or "country". The suffix also appears in the names of many regions, especially in Central and South Asia, areas where ancient Indo-Iranian peoples were established; in Indo-Iranian, however, it is also used more generally, as in Persian and Urdu rigestân "place of sand, desert", Pakistan "land of the pure" and golestan "place of roses, rose garden", Hindi devasthan, etc. The suffix, originally an independent noun, but evolving into a suffix by virtue of appearing frequently as the last part in nominal compounds, is of Indo-Iranian and ultimately Indo-European origin: It is cognate with Sanskrit sthā́na – pronounced – meaning "the act of standing", from which many further meanings derive, including "place, location", and ultimately descends from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sthāna-. The Proto-Indo-European root from which this noun is derived is *steh₂- "to stand", which is also the source of English to stand, Latin stāre, and Greek histamai, all meaning "to stand", as well as Pashto تون and Russian стан. In Polish, stan means "state" or "condition", while in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian it translates as "apartment" in its modern usage, while its original meaning was "habitat". Also in Germanic languages, the root can be found in Stand, and in Stadt, stad/sted, stêd and stead, all meaning "city". The suffix -stan is analogous to the suffix -land, present in many country and location names.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of -stan in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of -stan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of -stan in a Sentence

1. Danny Fingeroth:

   Stan Lee became the face of Marvel because there was no advertising, marketing or publicity department at Marvel.

2. William McRaven:

   Stan McChrystal is one of the great generals of this generation and the finest officer I ever served with, stan McChrystal is a deep strategic thinker, tactically brilliant, with unparalleled personal courage. Stan McChrystal leadership of special operations forces in Iraq and Afghanistan unquestionably saved the lives of thousands of American and allied troops, as well as countless civilians. No general I know has given more in the service of this country.

3. Roger Federer:

   Stan has been unbelievably supportive, Severin and the coaching staff did a really good job. Now I'm gonna rest and recover.

4. Michael Greshko:

   I think the biggest( question) is … is this institution is going to be committed to scientific research and to not just making Stan accessible to researchers but all the other items in its collection, and all of the public statements that Abu Dhabi has made and all the responses Abu Dhabi had to my question, they’ve outlined a very ambitious scientific research agenda and they’ve said explicitly that Stan would be made available for scientific research. So, Abu Dhabi’s a win for Stan for sure.

5. Grange Lady Haig Rutan:

   As an author I found it fascinating interviewing luminaries of the jazz world for over 15 years, beginning with a phone call from Red Rodney on a Thanksgiving Day in 1989 and then a phone call from Stan Getz on Christmas Day; their comments set in motion the quest to write a book about my first husband, Al Haig, the chosen pianist of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie (who gave me the moniker 'Lady Haig' one blustery cold night outside of Birdland on a January night) - and later Stan Getz.”

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-Stan
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-Stan
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=-stan