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balochistan

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
balochis-tan
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a strip of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people.

name

A province of Pakistan. Capital: Quetta.

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu بَلوچِسْتان (balocistān), from Baluchi بلوچِستان, or Classical Persian بَلوچِسْتَان (balōčistān). By surface analysis, Baloch + -istan.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: بلوچستان, بَلوچِسْتَان

Inflected Forms

Baluchistan (alternative) Baluchestan (alternative) Beluchistan (alternative) Beloochistan (alternative) Biluchistan (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Baloch Balochi

Questions

What does balochistan mean?
A region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a strip of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people.
Where does balochistan come from?
Borrowed from Urdu بَلوچِسْتان (balocistān), from Baluchi بلوچِستان, or Classical Persian بَلوچِسْتَان (balōčistān). By surface analysis, Baloch + -istan.

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