Stan — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A municipality in southeast Slovenia.

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2. A diminutive of the male given name Stanley.

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   Stan Jessop taught at a different school now but lived in the same small 1930s semi-detached as he had done ten years ago. Stan made him sound like an old allotment guy but he was only thirty-six.

   Finally, there’s a Stan Lee fly, in honor of the late Marvel Comics visionary.

3. A diminutive of the male given name Stanislav.

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4. A surname from Romanian.

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