Stans
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
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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.”
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. MorrisInter capitolii ruinas Stans primum hujus operis scribendi concilium cepit.
Memoirs of My Life and Writings | Edward GibbonAnd 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) VaileSacramentum de altari, et illud, Stans, offert episcopo genuflexo.
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)
/ (German ʃtans) /
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)
/ (stænz) /
the Stans a region in Central Asia that consists of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan
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