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Gilgit-Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan proper noun: an administrative territory of Pakistan, part of Pakistani-Administered Kashmir, as well as the wider Kashmir region. Capital: Skardu.

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Proper noun

Gilgit-Baltistan

  1. An administrative territory of Pakistan, part of Pakistani-Administered Kashmir, as well as the wider Kashmir region. Capital: Skardu.

Synonyms of Gilgit-Baltistan

Origin of Gilgit-Baltistan

Borrowed from Urdu گلگت بلتستان (gilgit baltistān).

Questions about Gilgit-Baltistan

What does Gilgit-Baltistan mean?
Gilgit-Baltistan means an administrative territory of Pakistan, part of Pakistani-Administered Kashmir, as well as the wider Kashmir region. Capital: Skardu.
What part of speech is Gilgit-Baltistan?
Gilgit-Baltistan is a proper noun.

Words near Gilgit-Baltistan in the dictionary

  1. Gilgandra
  2. Gilgarran
  3. gilgie
  4. gilgies
  5. Gilgit
  6. Gilgit-Baltistan
  7. Gilgooma
  8. gilgul
  9. gilgulim
  10. gilguls
  11. Gilgunnia

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