multistan

== English == === Etymology 1 === From multi- +‎ stan (“obsessive fan”). ==== Alternative forms ==== multi-stan ==== Noun ==== multistan (plural multistans) (fandom slang) A person who is a stan (“obsessive fan”) of multiple people or things, especially K-pop performers. Synonym: multi Coordinate term: solo stan === Etymology 2 === From multi- +‎ -stan, possibly modelled after bantustan. Coined by Paul N. Malherbe in his 1974 book Multistan: A Way Out of the South African Dilemma. ==== Alternative forms ==== Multistan ==== Noun ==== multistan (plural multistans) (South Africa, historical) A proposed special territory in apartheid-era South Africa in which racial laws are repealed and the authority of the central government is reduced, advocated as a policy by Paul N. Malherbe.