Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hazara

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: haz-ara
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A region in the cis-Indus area of North Pakistan.

noun

A member of the Persian-speaking, predominantly Twelver Shia ethnic group native to Hazarajat (a region in central Afghanistan).

adj

Of or relating to the Hazaras.

Example Sentences

"The Hazaras, with their long history of being oppressed and neglected, seethed."
"Across the stream, a group of local Hazara boys were picking patties of dried cow dung from the ground and stowing them into burlap sacks tethered to their backs."

Etymology

From Classical Persian هَزَارَه (hazāra).

Inflected Forms

Hazaras (plural) Huzara (alternative)

Phrases

Hazara Pakistan Hazara, Pakistan

Frequently Paired Words

Hazarajat Hazara Pakistan Hazara, Pakistan Hazaras Hazaristan

Questions

What does hazara mean?: A region in the cis-Indus area of North Pakistan.
Where does hazara come from?: From Classical Persian هَزَارَه (hazāra).

How to pronounce hazara

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