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gwadar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
gwadar
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city of Balochistan, Pakistan, situated along the Arabian Sea.

name

A former colony of Muscat and Oman, from 1797 to 1958.

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu گوادر (gvādar), itself from Baluchi گوادر (gwādar), a compound of گوات (gwát, “wind, air”) + در (dar, “door, gateway”).

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

Karachi Quetta

Questions

What does gwadar mean?
A port city of Balochistan, Pakistan, situated along the Arabian Sea.
Where does gwadar come from?
Borrowed from Urdu گوادر (gvādar), itself from Baluchi گوادر (gwādar), a compound of گوات (gwát, “wind, air”) + در (dar, “door, gateway”).

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