Definitions
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- suffix
home of;place where onestays ; used especially in place names
Etymologies
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Examples
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“You need your proof of education and your signed contract,” she responded, not looking at me but leafing through my passport in search of stamps from Afghanistan or Pakistan, or some other “-stan.”
Full Frontal Nudity Harry Hamlin 2010
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And while we’re at it, the Persian suffix -stan in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and de facto Kurdistan means “country,” from the Indo-Iranian stanam, “place” or “where one stands.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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And while we’re at it, the Persian suffix -stan in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and de facto Kurdistan means “country,” from the Indo-Iranian stanam, “place” or “where one stands.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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