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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

UK/ˌkaɪbər pəkˈtuːŋkwə/

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India/xɛː.bəɾ pəx.t̪uːn.xwɑː/

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa proper noun: a province in northwestern Pakistan. Capital: Peshawar.

khyber pakhtunkhwa: a province in northwestern Pakistan. Capital: Peshawar
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Proper noun

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  1. A province in northwestern Pakistan. Capital: Peshawar.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Hindi

Translations
ख़ैबर पख़्तूनख़्वा xaibar paxtūnaxvā

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Urdu

Translations
خَیبَر پَخْتُونْخْوا xaibar paxtūnxvā

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Punjabi

Translations
ਖ਼ੈਬਰ ਪਖ਼ਤੂਨਖ਼ਵਾ xaibar paxtūnaxvā, خَیبَر پَخْتُونْخْوا xaibar paxtūnxvā

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pashto

Translations
خېبر پښتونخوا xēbar paẍtunxwâ
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Persian
خیبر پختونخوا
Sindhi
خيبر پختونخوا xebr pxtõxvā

Synonyms of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Forms of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

alternative initialismKP
alternative initialismKPK
alternative formKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa

Origin of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Transliteration of Urdu خَیبَر پَخْتُونْخْوَا (xaibar paxtūnxvā), in turn an unadapted borrowing from Pashto خېبر پښتونخوا (xēbar paẍtunxwâ). By surface analysis, Khyber + Pakhtunkhwa (“Land of the Pashtun”), literally “the Khyber side of the Pashtun heartland”.

Questions about Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

What does Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mean?
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa means a province in northwestern Pakistan. Capital: Peshawar.
What is Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Hindi?
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Hindi is ख़ैबर पख़्तूनख़्वा (xaibar paxtūnaxvā). See Khyber Pakhtunkhwa meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is pronounced /ˌkaɪbər pəkˈtuːŋkwə/ (UK).

Words near Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the dictionary

  1. khyals
  2. Khyati
  3. khyber
  4. Khyber knife
  5. Khyber knives
  6. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  7. Khyber Pass
  8. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
  9. khybers
  10. Khyriv
  11. Khánh Hoà

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