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-abad

-abad suffix: used to form the names of cities and towns, especially in Persian- and Urdu-speaking areas.

Suffix

-abad

  1. Used to form the names of cities and towns, especially in Persian- and Urdu-speaking areas.

Origin of -abad

From Urdu آباد (-ābād) and Persian ـآباد (-âbâd).

Questions about -abad

What does -abad mean?
-abad means used to form the names of cities and towns, especially in Persian- and Urdu-speaking areas.
What part of speech is -abad?
-abad is a suffix.

Words near -abad in the dictionary

  1. -a-palooza
  2. -a-sauras
  3. -a-saurus
  4. -a-thon
  5. -ab
  6. -abad
  7. -abilities
  8. -ability
  9. -able
  10. -ably
  11. -aboo

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