How many countries end in the letters "stan" ?

Question

And why?

What does it mean?

Answer 1

Afganistan, Hindustan, Kazakhistan, Kyrgystan, Pakistan, Turkmeinistan,Uzbekistan, Tajakistan

Not sure as to why !!

Where i live theres loads of places ending in shire ,,i live in lancashire btw.



Same goes for around the world!

Answer 2

"Stan" in several Middle and Near Eastern languages means "land," so "Afghanistan" simply means "Land of the Afghans," "Uzbekistan" translates as "Land of the Uzbeks," and so on. "Pakistan" is a bit fancier, meaning "Land of the Pure." According to the Slate article, there are seven countries ending in "istan" or "stan": Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Answer 3

The suffix -stān (is Persian for "place of", derived from the Indo-Aryan equivalent, -sthāna (pronounced [st̪ʰaːna] (स्थान in the Devanāgarī script), a cognate Sanskrit suffix with a similar meaning. In Indo-Aryan languages, sthāna is also used as a word to mean "place".

Answer 4

Uzbekistan

Pakistan

Afghanistan

Kurdistan

Iranistan

Walesistan

Hildaandstan

and Durka-Durkastan

Answer 5

Pakistan

Afghanistan

Answer 6

Loads here - http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/487158 - can't think of any more.