Meaning of -стан | Babel Free
Definitions
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Suffix to form country names when added to names of ethnic groups. morpheme
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Suffix to form place of something. morpheme
Equivalents
Examples
“кыргыз (kırgız, “Kyrgyz”) + -стан (-stan) → Кыргызстан (Kırgızstan, “Kyrgyzstan”)”
“өзбек (özbek, “Uzbek”) + -стан (-stan) → Өзбекстан (Özbekstan, “Uzbekistan”)”
“гүл (gül, “flower”) + -стан (-stan) → гүлстан (gülstan, “rose garden”)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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