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Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

word Steen means "stone", and is used for "castle" or "fortress", as in the

Gravensteen The Gravensteen (Dutch; literally "Castle of the Counts") is a medieval castle at Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353. It was subsequently re-purposed as a c ...

Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. It is also an alternative spelling of the

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

and

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

word ''sten'' with the same meaning. It may refer to: *

Steen (given name) Steen is an alternative spelling of the Swedish and Danish word ''sten'' meaning ''stone''; it is also a shortened form of Ollisteen. It is the given name of the following people *Steen Bille (d. 1606), Danish diplomat *Steen Andersen Bille, a fami ...

Steen (surname) Steen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander E. Steen, American military officer *Alexander Steen, Canadian-Swedish hockey player *Anitra Steen, Swedish politician * Anthony Steen, British politician *Cassandra Steen, Ge ...

Steen, Minnesota Steen is a city in Rock County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 180 at the 2010 census. History Steen was platted in 1888, and named for brothers John P. Steen and Ole P. Steen, Norwegian settlers. A post office was in operation ...

, a small city in the United States *

Steen (motorcycle) The Dutch word Steen means "stone", and is used for "castle" or "fortress", as in the Gravensteen in Ghent, Belgium. It is also an alternative spelling of the Swedish and Danish word ''sten'' with the same meaning. It may refer to: *Steen (given na ...

, an American motorcycle company that produced motorcycles in the 1970s. *

Steen Township, Knox County, Indiana Steen Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 900 and it contained 394 housing units. History Steen Township was founded in 1857. It was named for Richard Steen, a pioneer settler. And ...

, United States *

Het Steen Het Steen is a medieval fortress in the old city centre of Antwerp, Belgium, one of Europe's biggest ports. The surviving structure was built between 1200 and 1225 as a gateway to a larger castle of the Dukes of Brabant which was demolished i ...

, a castle in Belgium * Chenin blanc, a white wine commonly called "Steen" in South Africa

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