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**SappyAppy** · 05-14-2011, 02:25 AM

The nations ending with "stan" I find amusing. Stan means city or town in swedish. "Turkmenistan" translates to something like this. "Turk men in town". What does it actually mean?

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The nations ending with "stan" I find amusing. Stan means city or town in swedish. "Turkmenistan" translates to something like this. "Turk men in town". What does it actually mean?

"Land of strong men" is that right?

05-14-2011, 02:25 AM	#34
SappyAppy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 402 Senior Member	The nations ending with "stan" I find amusing. Stan means city or town in swedish. "Turkmenistan" translates to something like this. "Turk men in town". What does it actually mean? ---------- Post added 2011-05-13 at 20:26 ---------- The nations ending with "stan" I find amusing. Stan means city or town in swedish. "Turkmenistan" translates to something like this. "Turk men in town". What does it actually mean? "Land of strong men" is that right?
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