STANS

Meaning of STANS in English

/shtahns/ , n.

a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland. 5700.

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STANS — capital of Nidwalden half canton, central Switzerland, southeast of Luzern. First mentioned in 1172, it was the scene in 1481 …
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STANS, DIET OF — (Dec. 22, 1481), agreement whereby civil war among the member states of the Swiss Confederation was averted. When the five …
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STANCH — I. transitive verb or staunch Etymology: Middle English staunchen, from Anglo-French e~er, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *stanticare, from Latin stant-, …
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STANCE — noun Etymology: Middle English ~, staunce, from Middle French e~ position, posture, stay, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *stantia, …
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STANCHION — I. ˈstanchən, -taan- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English stanchon, from Middle French estanchon prop, supporting post, from Old …
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STANCH — I. verb also staunch ˈstȯnch, -tän-, -tan-, -taa(ə)n-, -tain-, -tȧn- ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English staunchen, stanchen, from Middle …
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MONGER — I. ˈməŋgə(r), ˈmäŋg- sometimes -ŋə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English mongere, from Old English mangere, from Latin mangon-, …
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YELLOW ELDER — noun : a tropical American shrub or small tree ( Stenolobium stans ) of the family Bignoniaceae that has compound …
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SAINT-PETER'S-WORT — (|) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized S&P 1. a. : a plant of the genus Ascyrum (as A. stans of the …
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SUBSTANCE — — substanceless , adj. /sub"steuhns/ , n. 1. that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and …
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STANZA — — stanzaed , adj. — stanzaic /stan zay"ik/ , stanzaical , adj. — stanzaically , adv. /stan"zeuh/ , n. Pros. …
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STANCHION — /stan"sheuhn/ , n. 1. an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc. v.t. 2. …
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STANCH — stanch 1 — stanchable , adj. — stancher , n. /stawnch, stanch, stahnch/ , v.t. 1. to stop the flow …
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STANCE — /stans/ , n. 1. the position or bearing of the body while standing: legs spread in a wide stance; the …
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NIDWALDEN — /neet"vahl'deuhn/ , n. a demicanton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 26,200; 106 sq. mi. (275 sq. km). Cap.: Stans.
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HAPPENSTANCE — /hap"euhn stans'/ , n. a chance happening or event. [ 1895-1900; HAPPEN + (CIRCUM)STANCE ]
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CIRCUMSTANCE — /serr"keuhm stans'/ or, esp. Brit., /-steuhns/ , n. , v. , circumstanced, circumstancing . n. 1. a condition, detail, part, …
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STANCH — I. ˈstȯnch, ˈstänch, ˈstanch transitive verb or staunch ˈstȯnch, ˈstänch Etymology: Middle English staunchen, from Anglo-French estancher, perhaps from Vulgar …
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UNTERWALDEN — geographical name former canton central Switzerland, now divided into two cantons (formerly half cantons): Nid·wal·den ˈnēt-ˌväl-dən or French Nid·wald nēd-ˈväld …
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STANCE — noun Etymology: Middle English stance, staunce, from Middle French estance position, posture, stay, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin * …
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STANCE — [ stα:ns , stans ] ■ noun 1》 the way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted. 2》 a …
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STANCH — [stanch] vt [ME staunchen, fr. MF estancher, perh. fr. (assumed) VL stanticare, fr. L stant-, stans, prp.] (14c) 1: to …
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STANCE — [stance] n [MF estance position, posture, stay, fr. (assumed) VL stantia, fr. L stant-, stans, prp. of stare to stand] …
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NICHOLAS OF FLE, SAINT, — born March 21?, 1417, Fleli, near Sachseln, Obwalden, Switz. died March 21, 1487, Ranft; canonized 1947; feast day in Switzerland …
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LUSSY, MELCHIOR — born 1529, Stans, Switz. died Nov. 14, 1606, Stans Roman Catholic partisan and champion of the Counter-Reformation in Switzerland who …
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EVIDENCE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a witness gives evidence ▪ Child witnesses gave evidence using closed circuit television cameras. …
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