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sten¹

noun stens

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Sten

Sten²

Where it comes from

Acronym of Shepherd, Turpin, Enfield. From the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and EN for Enfield.

noun Stens · STEN · STEn · sten

  1. The Sten gun, a family of British 9-millimeter submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts.

Sten³

Where it comes from

From North Germanic (Danish Sten, Swedish Sten, Norwegian Sten).

proper noun Stens · STEN · STEn · sten

  1. A surname from the North Germanic languages, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)

    Similar: Steen

STEN⁴

noun STENs

  1. alternative Alternative form of Sten

STEn⁵

noun STEns

  1. alternative Alternative form of Sten

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@misc{sten_2026,
  title = {sten},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sten},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}