See stan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/stɑːn/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stan2.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-stan2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-stan2.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-stan2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-stan2.wav.ogg"
},
{
"ipa": "/stæn/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"enpr": "stän"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Stan"
},
{
"word": "'Stan"
},
{
"word": "'stan"
},
{
"word": "-stan"
},
{
"word": "-Stan"
}
],
"word": "stan"
}
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