Advertisement
Advertisement
Stans
[ shtahns ]
noun
- a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
Stans
1/ stænz /
plural noun
- the Stansa region in Central Asia that consists of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan
Stans
2/ ʃtans /
noun
- a town in central Switzerland, capital of Nidwalden demicanton, 11 km (7 miles) southeast of Lucerne: tourist centre. Pop: 6983 (2000)
Discover More
Example Sentences
Pakistan would be a big beneficiary of peace and trade into the Central Asian “stans.”
From The Daily Beast
A picture was painted by command of the government of Nidwalden, and may still be seen in a passage in the Rathhaus at Stans.
From Project Gutenberg
Inter capitolii ruinas stans primum hujus operis scribendi concilium cepit.
From Project Gutenberg
And 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.
From Project Gutenberg
Sacramentum de altari, et illud, stans, offert episcopo genuflexo.
From Project Gutenberg
A boat was ready at Stans, and here the friendly curé bade her farewell, leaving her to go on her way alone.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse