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Definition of Pakistan
1. Noun. A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947.
Geographical relationships: Al-qa'ida, Al-qaeda, Al-qaida, Base, Qaeda, Al-rashid Trust, Al Faran, Harkat Ul-ansar, Harkat Ul-mujahedeen, Harkat-ul-mujahidin, Hua, Hum, Movement Of Holy Warriors, Army Of Muhammad, Jaish-e-muhammad, Jaish-i-mohammed, Jem, Fuqra, Jamaat Ul-fuqra, Tanzimul Fuqra, Lashkar-e-jhangvi, Al Qanoon, Lashkar-e-omar, Army Of The Pure, Army Of The Righteous, Lashkar-e-taiba, Lashkar-e-tayyiba, Lashkar-e-toiba, Let, Sipah-e-sahaba, Markaz-ud-dawa-wal-irshad, Mdi, Umma Tameer-e-nau, Utn, Madrasa, Madrasah, Directorate For Inter-services Intelligence, Inter-services Intelligence, Isi
Examples of category: Panchayat, Panchayet, Punchayet
Generic synonyms: Asian Country, Asian Nation
Terms within: Punjab, Cashmere, Jammu And Kashmir, Kashmir, Faisalabad, Lyallpur, Hyderabad, Capital Of Pakistan, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Sind, Great Indian Desert, Thar Desert, Hindu Kush, Hindu Kush Mountains, Indus, Indus River, Khyber Pass, Pamir Mountains, The Pamirs, Tirich Mir
Group relationships: Asia
Member holonyms: Pakistani
Definition of Pakistan
1. Proper noun. Country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pakistan
Literary usage of Pakistan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"The number of educational Institutions In Pakistan In 1961-62 was: Primary Schools,
... LANGUAGE Urdu and Bengali arc the two main languages of Pakistan. ..."
2. The World Rice Market: Structure, Conduct, and Performance by ʻAmmā Sayāmwālā, Raj Krishna, Ammar Siamwalla, Stephen Haykin, Ajay Chhibber (1983)
"The second set of figures for Pakistan and Bangladesh is derived from figures
... Figures for trade between the two wings of Pakistan from 1961 to 1971 ..."
3. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1844)
"intensified, Russia endeavoured to develop closer relations with other Asian
states including Pakistan to implement a long-term strategy planning against ..."
4. India and the United States: Estranged Democracies, 1941-1991 by Dennis Kux (1994)
"However, after demonstrations on 23 March, Pakistan Day, got out of hand with
... During the night of 25 March, Pakistan military forces cracked down in the ..."
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