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Meaning of -(i)StanThis simply means 'land, country (of)'. 'Stan' is a word of Persian Language - which means 'Land' or 'place'. Pakistan means a Stan which is pak (pure).

Stan is derived from Sanskrit word sthāna (pronounced [st̪ʰaːna]) (स्थान in the Devanāgarī script), a cognate Sanskrit suffix meaning "a place/land". For example, Afghanistan was called ashav (horse in sanskrit) -ghan (minders/tamers) -sthana meaning land of the horse tamers.

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What is mean of Pakistan?

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What Pakistani mean words?

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How do you make white girl love Pakistan?

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What does Stan mean in Persian?

In Persian, "Stan" (ستان) means "land" or "place." It is often used as a suffix in the names of countries or regions, such as "Pakistan" (land of the pure) or "Afghanistan" (land of the Afghans). The term conveys a sense of territory or geographical identity.


What is stan?

A Persian suffix meaning "home of", "place of".As in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan


What does the -Stan at the end of so many countries mean?

"country," source of place names such as Afghanistan, Pakistan , etc., from Pers. -stan "country," from Indo-Iranian *stanam "place," lit. "where one stands," from PIE *sta-no- , from base *sta- "to stand"


How many countries end in the suffix Stan?

There are 7 countires ending in stan suffix that are: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.


What seven Asian countries that end with Stan?

Afganistan, Hindustan, Kazakhistan, Kyrgystan, Pakistan, Turkmeinistan,Uzbekistan, Tajakistan


What are some Stan ending countries names?

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How do you spell Pakistan?

That is the correct spelling of the proper noun Pakistan, a country in southern Asia.