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This a page about the word "stan". For information on the song "Stan" see Stan (song)
The word stan is a suffix meaning "Home of" that is used in the names of many countries. For example, "Turkmenistan" would be "the home of the Turks."
Countries that end in "stan":
Other "stans":
- Khalistan (proposed Sikh homeland)
- Kurdistan (proposed Kurdish homeland)
- Bashkortostan[?] (Russian region)
- Dagestan[?] (Russian region)
- Tatarstan (Russian region)
- Turkestan
The suffix is often mocked for its over-use, and has led to many parodies, such as the film Lost in Absurdistan[?] or Pat Buchanan's nickname for Canada; Soviet Canuckistan.
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