steen

Pronunciation: /steːn/

“steen” is a Dutch word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

stone (small rock)
stone (hard substance)
stone (drupe pit)
tile, stone (a hard playing piece used in various tabletop games such as dominoes, backgammon or mahjong)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stêen, from Old Dutch stēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Doublet of -stein, a toponymic element indicating a castle borrowed in Middle Dutch from Middle High German.

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