Pakistan
pronunciation
How to pronounce Pakistan in British English:
UK [ˌpɑ:kisˈtɑ:n]
How to pronounce Pakistan in American English:
US [ˈpækɪˌstæn]
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- 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
Word Origin
- Pakistan
- south Asian nation formed 1947 by division of British India, the name apparently proposed 1930s by Muslim students at Cambridge University, first element said to be an acronym from Punjab, Afghanistan and Kashmir, three regions envisioned as forming the new state, which also made a play on Iranian pak "pure." For second element, see -stan. Related: Pakistani (1941).
Example
- 1. Pakistan 's foreign minister rubbished the report .
- 2. And this mirrors a wider abdication by pakistan 's privileged citizens .
- 3. Would you tip off pakistan ?
- 4. So pakistan turned to china .
- 5. South africa and pakistan abstained .