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Gwadar

Gwadar proper noun: a port city of Balochistan, Pakistan, situated along the Arabian Sea.

Proper noun

Gwadar

  1. A port city of Balochistan, Pakistan, situated along the Arabian Sea.
  2. A former colony of Muscat and Oman, from 1797 to 1958.

Gwadar meaning in Urdu and Arabic

Gwadar in Urdu

port city in Pakistan
گوادر gvādar

Gwadar in Arabic

port city in Pakistan
جَوَادِر jawādir, قَوَادِر qawādir

Origin of Gwadar

Borrowed from Urdu گوادر (gvādar), itself from Baluchi گوادر (gwādar), a compound of گوات (gwát, “wind, air”) + در (dar, “door, gateway”).

Questions about Gwadar

What does Gwadar mean?
Gwadar means a port city of Balochistan, Pakistan, situated along the Arabian Sea.
What is Gwadar in Urdu?
Gwadar in Urdu is گوادر (gvādar). See Gwadar meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is Gwadar?
Gwadar is a proper noun.

Words near Gwadar in the dictionary

  1. GW506U78
  2. GWA
  3. Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw
  4. gwaai
  5. Gwabegar
  6. Gwadar
  7. gwailo
  8. gwailos
  9. gwaipo
  10. gwaipoh
  11. gwaipohs

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