| 释义 |
-istan, comb. form Freq. humorous.
Brit. |iˈstan|, |iˈstɑːn|, U.S. |iˈstæn|
[‹ -istan (in e.g. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, etc.). Compare earlier -stan comb. form, stan n.]
= -stan comb. form.
1990Current Hist. Oct. 338/2 Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are trying to gain a foothold under the banner of Islam. Some in Pakistan talk of creating an ‘Islamistan’ that unites all Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan. 1992Globe & Mail (Toronto) 18 Jan. d6/3 The natives call it ‘Absurdistan’. 1999N.Y. Times 24 Jan. (Business section) 4/1 Irvine..is what you might call a nerdistan: a suburban enclave..where scientists, engineers and technicians feel comfortable living and working. 2004Wired Sept. 155/3 A Republican who ran on a platform of ‘God, guns, and gays’, Inhofe revels in making statements that don't play well in the liberal precincts of Blogistan. 2006N.Y. Mag. 21 Aug. 32/1 Over the last five years, Al Qaeda has dispersed its leadership across the globe, from Indonesia to Londonistan. |