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PRONUNCIATION OF STEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEN

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Sten is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Sten

The STEN was a family of British 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and the Korean War. They were notable for having a simple design and very low production cost making them effective insurgency weapons for resistance groups. STEN is an acronym, from the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald V. Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and EN for Enfield. Over 4 million Stens in various versions were made in the 1940s.

Definition of sten in the English dictionary

The definition of sten in the dictionary is a type of light British sub-machine gun. Other definition of sten is a statistical term using the standard deviation to convert data into standardised scores having ten points along a normal distribution.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STEN

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Sten gun
stench
stench trap
stenchful
stenchy
stencil
stenciler
stencilled
stenciller
stencilling
stend
Stendhal
stengah
stenlock
steno
stenobath
stenobathic
stenocardia
stenochrome

WORDS THAT END LIKE STEN

beaten
bitten
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Gestalten
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gotten
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kitten
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listen
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Synonyms and antonyms of sten in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sten» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STEN

Find out the translation of sten to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sten from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sten» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斯登
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sten
570 millions of speakers

English

sten
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्टेन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ستين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Стен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sten
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্টেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sten
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sten
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

STEN
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스텐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sten
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sten
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்டென்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टॅन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sten
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sten
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sten
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Стен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sten
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Στεν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sten
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sten

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STEN»

The term «sten» is very widely used and occupies the 21.969 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sten

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEN»

Discover the use of sten in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sten and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Sten Gun
Featuring vivid first-hand accounts, specially commissioned full-colour artwork and close-up photographs, this is the fascinating story of the mass-produced submachine gun that provided Allied soldiers and Resistance fighters with ...
Leroy Thompson, 2012
2
NATO in Afghanistan: The Liberal Disconnect
The war in Afghanistan has run for more than a decade, and NATO has become increasingly central to it. In this book, Sten Rynning examines NATO's role in the campaign and the difficult diplomacy involved in fighting a war by alliance.
Sten Rynning, 2012
3
Oracle ADF Enterprise Application Development - Made Simple: ...
This book explains how to use the technology, create a blueprint, and organize your work to ensure success. This book takes you through an entire enterprise application development project using ADF.
Sten E. Vesterli, 2011
4
Biological Membranes: Theory of Transport, Potentials and ...
A comprehensive discussion of biological mass transfer and bioelectrical phenomena, written by a leading authority in the field.
Ove Sten-Knudsen, 2002
5
Kashmir in Comparative Perspective: Democracy and Violent ...
This book investigates the factors that led to the breakdown of democracy and the rise of violent separatism in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1980s, and how the risk of a large-scale war has grown in South Asia in the 1990s.
Sten Widmalm, 2002
6
Media Law in Denmark
Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this analysis of media law in Denmark surveys the massively altered and enlarged legal landscape traditionally encompassed in laws pertaining to freedom of ...
Søren Sandfeld Jakobsen, Sten Schaumburg-Müller, 2011
7
Astronomy Cafe: 365 Questions and Answers from "Ask the ...
Provides answers to over three hundred of the most commonly asked questions about astronomy posed to author Sten Odenwold on the "Ask the Astronomer" page of his award-winning Web site "The Astronomy Cafe"; grouped by topic.
Sten F. Odenwald, 2000
8
Death Match: Sten Omnibus 3: Numbers 7 & 8 in series
Praise for the Sten Adventures: 'Sharp plotting and a sprinkling of humour . . . if you want enjoyable thrill-filled action, the Sten novels won't disappoint.' - SFX This omnibus contains the novels VORTEX and EMPIRE'S END.
Chris Bunch, Allan Cole, 2012
9
Sten (Sten #1)
Sten headed for Hite's square. The old man had been sick, and Sten hoped he was feeling semihuman. He wanted to ask him more about Pioneer Sector. There was a knot of men around Hite's bunk. The foreman and some of his toadies.
Allan Cole, Chris Bunch, 2011
10
The Wolf Worlds (Sten #2)
But Sten wasn't there to meet the blade. He sidestepped and snapped his right palm into Trumbo's temple. The man staggered back, then recovered. And came in again. And Sten's knife flicked out, flashing under Trumbo's guardhand, into the ...
Allan Cole, Chris Bunch, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sten is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Steve Duin: Oregon says no to Erik Sten's big idea
In last Sunday's column, I explained why Sten – the former Portland City Council member and long-time housing commissioner -- left town for Bend in 2007. «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
2
Steve Duin: The aging of Erik Sten
Erik Sten. Wonder Boy. The Water Bureau blunderbuss. The righteous thorn in PGE's side. The smartest guy in the room, for better or worse, and a rarity in local ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
3
'Spy from suburbia': Pensioner's secret life revealed after bomb scare
And among the cache of weapons discovered at her home by a team of builders was a Sten sub-machine gun, an austere British 9mm weapon used throughout ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
4
The Harder They Come by TC Boyle
The novel—his 15th since his 1982 debut, Water Music—explores the inherent American nature of violence through three short-fuse leads: Sten Stenson, ... «Paste Magazine, Apr 15»
5
TC Boyle thriller takes on America's violence
Wisely, however, Boyle comes at Adam indirectly, beginning the book instead with Adam's father, Sten, a retired high school principal. On a day trip from a cruise ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»
6
Viveca Sten – Swedish Nordic Noir author
With a very busy year ahead for Viveca Sten I was very lucky to grab a few moments with her for her answer some of my questions and to introduce you to ... «Nordic Style Magazine, Mar 15»
7
Nastya Sten Loves to Read, Admires Brigitte Bardot
Model Nastya Sten got playful in Tim Walker's “Toyland” for W's April 2014 issue and struck a pose with her posse in W's February 2015 story “La Clique, Ce'st ... «W Magazine, Feb 15»
8
(Still) Waiting for the Big One
Amazon · indiebound · Solar Storms: 2000 years of human calamity by Sten Odenwald · Interstellar Travel: An Astronomer's guide by Dr. Sten Odenwald ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
9
Black Nights Film Festival: Interview with Sten-Kristian Saluveer
Sten-Kristian Saluveer: Sure! The Baltic Event was created at that time to strengthen this region as well as a to create sense of collaboration, community and ... «Indie Wire, Dec 14»
10
84. Dan Sten Olsson, Stena
The Stena Sphere, the name the company uses for the group of company's owned by Dan Sten Olsson's family, consists of businesses focused on ferries, ... «Lloyd's List, Dec 14»

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