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What is the meaning of the suffix "stan"?

The suffix "stan" means nation or land. Thus, Afghanistan means "land of the Afghans."

There are seven countries that end in the suffix "stan:" Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

 

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