Stans

[ shtahns ]

noun

1. a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.

Stans

¹

/ stænz /

plural noun

1. the Stans
   a region in Central Asia that consists of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan

Stans

²

/ ʃtans /

noun

1. a town in central Switzerland, capital of Nidwalden demicanton, 11 km (7 miles) southeast of Lucerne: tourist centre. Pop: 6983 (2000)

Example Sentences

Trump already made major newspapers and cable outfits bend the knee, and now he doesn’t even have to try that hard to dominate the text-based outlet full of the super-online stans who turned out in impressive numbers this year for him, and for him alone.

From Slate

Curtis, when asked in an MTV interview segment what phase the Marvel Cinematic Universe was currently in after nearly two decades of blockbusters, wryly responded “Bad,” prompting fury from die-hard MCU stans online.

From Salon

And, to the shock of his most Moldbug-like stans, he has an Indian American wife.

From Slate

The movie’s production team invited the stans behind the scenes with a video diary series on Instagram, as well as with new featurettes about some of the more technical aspects of filming certain tennis scenes popping up on X.

From Slate

The heart gesture – often used by music stans and Asian media stars and their fans – is now synonymous with Clark and has even been featured in a State Farm commercial she was in.

From Salon