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Sistan

Sistan proper noun: a province in eastern Iran; in full, Sistan and Baluchestan.

Proper noun

Sistan

  1. A province in eastern Iran; in full, Sistan and Baluchestan.
  2. (historical) A geographic region of the eastern Iranian Plateau in eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Scythian Saka tribe between the 2nd century BCE and 1st century CE.
  3. Former name of Zabol.

Origin of Sistan

From Persian سیستان (sistân), from earlier Persian سجستان (sajestân), from سکاستان (sakâstân), from Old Persian *Sakastānah.

Words formed from Sistan

Phrases with Sistan

Questions about Sistan

What does Sistan mean?
Sistan means a province in eastern Iran; in full, Sistan and Baluchestan.
What part of speech is Sistan?
Sistan is a proper noun.

Words near Sistan in the dictionary

  1. sista
  2. sistagirl
  3. sistagirls
  4. sistah
  5. sistahs
  6. Sistan
  7. Sistan and Baluchestan
  8. Sistani
  9. Sistani Persian
  10. Sistanis
  11. sistas

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