Definition of Pakistan

1. Noun. A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947.


Definition of Pakistan

1. Proper noun. Country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pakistan

Paint
Paint Horse
Paint Horses
Painted Desert
Paints
Paisley
Paiute
Paiwan
Paiwanic
Pajot's manoeuvre
Paki
Paki-bashing
Paki shop
Paki shops
Pakis
Pakistan
Pakistani
Pakistani monetary unit
Pakistani rupee
Pakistanis
Pakistanphobia
Palace
Palace of Versailles
Palace of Westminster
Palade granule
Palade pathway
Palaearctic
Palaemon
Palaemon australis
Palaemonidae

Literary usage of Pakistan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"The number of educational Institutions In pakistan In 1961-62 was: Primary Schools, ... LANGUAGE Urdu and Bengali arc the two main languages of pakistan. ..."

2. The World Rice Market: Structure, Conduct, and Performance by ʻAmmā Sayāmwālā, Raj Krishna, Ammar Siamwalla, Stephen Haykin, Ajay Chhibber (1983)
"The second set of figures for pakistan and Bangladesh is derived from figures ... Figures for trade between the two wings of pakistan from 1961 to 1971 ..."

3. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1844)
"intensified, Russia endeavoured to develop closer relations with other Asian states including pakistan to implement a long-term strategy planning against ..."

4. India and the United States: Estranged Democracies, 1941-1991 by Dennis Kux (1994)
"However, after demonstrations on 23 March, pakistan Day, got out of hand with ... During the night of 25 March, pakistan military forces cracked down in the ..."

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