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waziristan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
waziris-tan
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi वज़ीरिस्तान (vazīristān) / Urdu وَزِیرِسْتَان (vazīristān)), ultimately from Classical Persian وَزِیرِسْتَان (wazīristān). By surface analysis, Wazir + -istan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: वज़ीरिस्तान, وَزِیرِسْتَان

Questions

What does waziristan mean?
A mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan.
Where does waziristan come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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