-stancomb. form

Primary stress is variably either attracted to this combining form or retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element. E.g. Somewherestan Brit.

/ˌsʌmwɛːˈstɑːn/,

/ˌsʌmwɛːˈstan/,

/ˈsʌmwɛːstɑːn/,

/ˈsʌmwɛːstan/, U.S.

/ˌsəmˌ(h)wɛrˈstæn/,

/ˈsəmˌ(h)wɛrˌstæn/.

Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper names Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan..

Etymology: < -stan (in the names of various (especially Central Asian) countries, as e.g. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, etc.: see stan n.¹). Compare -istan comb. form and earlier stan n.¹In Whitestan in quot. 1960 immediately after Bantustan n.

Frequently humorous.

Used as the second element in fictitious place names with the sense ‘the notional realm or domain dominated by or centred around ——’, ‘a world typified or characterized by ——’.Sometimes implying resemblance to (aspects of) Asian or Islamic culture.

ΚΠ

1960 E. G. Malherbe in H. Spottiswoode S. Afr. 145 However much we may cut it up into ‘Bantustans’ and ‘Whitestans’, South Africa will have to remain an interlinked economic and political unity.

1970 Post 6 Dec. 20 They want their own Homostan where they can do what they like.

1993 R. Hughes Culture of Complaint ii. 101 What poses as ‘radical multiculturalism’ exists in an ignorance of other cultures as profound as that of a West Coast car-salesman newly appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to Somewherestan in the 60s.

2003 Observer 16 Nov. i. 29/4 I want Bush to stop tolerating the nastystans of Central Asia.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-stan
释义	-stancomb. form Primary stress is variably either attracted to this combining form or retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element. E.g. Somewherestan Brit. /ˌsʌmwɛːˈstɑːn/, /ˌsʌmwɛːˈstan/, /ˈsʌmwɛːstɑːn/, /ˈsʌmwɛːstan/, U.S. /ˌsəmˌ(h)wɛrˈstæn/, /ˈsəmˌ(h)wɛrˌstæn/. Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper names Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.. Etymology: < -stan (in the names of various (especially Central Asian) countries, as e.g. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, etc.: see stan n.¹). Compare -istan comb. form and earlier stan n.¹In Whitestan in quot. 1960 immediately after Bantustan n. Frequently humorous. Used as the second element in fictitious place names with the sense ‘the notional realm or domain dominated by or centred around ——’, ‘a world typified or characterized by ——’.Sometimes implying resemblance to (aspects of) Asian or Islamic culture. ΚΠ 1960 E. G. Malherbe in H. Spottiswoode S. Afr. 145 However much we may cut it up into ‘Bantustans’ and ‘Whitestans’, South Africa will have to remain an interlinked economic and political unity. 1970 Post 6 Dec. 20 They want their own Homostan where they can do what they like. 1993 R. Hughes Culture of Complaint ii. 101 What poses as ‘radical multiculturalism’ exists in an ignorance of other cultures as profound as that of a West Coast car-salesman newly appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to Somewherestan in the 60s. 2003 Observer 16 Nov. i. 29/4 I want Bush to stop tolerating the nastystans of Central Asia. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1960
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