Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talibanistan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tal-iban-istan
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The region of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban.

Informal

name

Waziristan.

Informal; Offensive

Etymology

Etymology tree English Taliban Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Persian ـستانbor. English -istan English Talibanistan From Taliban + -istan.

Usage

Subject

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Questions

What does talibanistan mean?
The region of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban.
Where does talibanistan come from?
Etymology tree English Taliban Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Persian ـستانbor. English -istan English Talibanistan From Taliban + -istan.

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