stans

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of stan
2. (form-of, plural)plural of Stan
3. (informal)usually "the Stans", the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of stan

name

1. A municipality and town, the capital of Nidwalden canton, Switzerland.
2. A municipality of Tyrol, Austria.