1. -stan - Noun
2. -stan - Suffix
Used in the names of regions in the Middle East and Central Asia which were historically influenced by Persian and Turkic cultures.
(often humorous) Used to form fictitious or metaphoric country names, often with a connotation of it being an exotic or hostile country.
absurd + -i- + -stan → Absurdistan
nerd + -i- + -stan → nerdistan
(derogatory, ethnic slur) Used after European and American place names to emphasize that there are many Middle Easterners or Muslims there.
London + -i- + -stan → Londonistan
Dearborn + -i- + -stan → Dearbornistan
Catalan + -i- + -stan → Catalanistan
Sweden + -i- + -stan → Swedistan
-Stan (noun-forming suffix, plural -Stans)
Alternative letter-case form of stan. (second etymology)