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Meaning of "stan"

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bills947 | 23:25 Thu 29th Nov 2001 | Travel
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What does the 'stan' on the end of Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Afganistan
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Answered this a while ago. It means land or country of....all the above names consist of tribe name + istan (country of). A direct translation would be afghanland, uzbekland, kazakhland.....
15:09 Fri 30th Nov 2001

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