stras

Stras is a short form or nickname that appears in several contexts. Most commonly it is an informal abbreviation of Strasbourg, the city in northeastern France. In spoken French and in casual writing, Stras is used by residents, journalists and sports fans as a concise reference to the city. Strasbourg is the capital of the Grand Est region and hosts a number of European institutions, which can lead to the abbreviated form appearing in regional media and transport contexts.

As a surname, Stras is relatively uncommon but attested in various countries. Surnames of this form may be toponymic, derived from places with similar names, or shortened versions of longer family names. Individuals with the surname Stras have no single shared origin and may trace their ancestry to different linguistic or geographic roots.

The string "stras" also appears as an acronym, product name, online handle or code in disparate, unrelated uses. These usages are usually context-dependent and can denote organizations, projects or identifiers in fields ranging from technology to entertainment. Because of this variety, the intended meaning of stras is typically clarified by surrounding context.