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Waziristan

Waziristan proper noun: a mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan.

Proper noun

Waziristan

  1. A mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan.
    • Then the voices turned to discuss American drones over Waziristan, last week’s bloody assault on a wedding party.2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 59

Waziristan meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi

Waziristan in Hindi

region of Pakistan
वज़ीरिस्तान vazīristān

Waziristan in Urdu

region of Pakistan
وَزِیرِسْتَان vazīristān

Waziristan in Bengali

region of Pakistan
উজিরিস্তান uziristan

Waziristan in Punjabi

region of Pakistan
ਵਜ਼ੀਰਸਤਾਨ vazīrastān, ਵਜ਼ੀਰਿਸਤਾਨ vazīristān
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Waziristan in Pashto
وَزِیرِسْتَان
Waziristan in Persian
وَزِیرِسْتَان

Origin of Waziristan

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi वज़ीरिस्तान (vazīristān) / Urdu وَزِیرِسْتَان (vazīristān)), ultimately from Classical Persian وَزِیرِسْتَان (wazīristān). By surface analysis, Wazir + -istan.

Questions about Waziristan

What does Waziristan mean?
Waziristan means a mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan.
What is Waziristan in Hindi?
Waziristan in Hindi is वज़ीरिस्तान (vazīristān). See Waziristan meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Waziristan?
Waziristan is a proper noun.

Words near Waziristan in the dictionary

  1. wazillion
  2. wazillions
  3. wazir
  4. Waziri
  5. Waziris
  6. Waziristan
  7. Waziristani
  8. wazirs
  9. wazirship
  10. wazirships
  11. Wazn

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