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Balochistan

Meaning of "Balochistan" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BALOCHISTAN

bəˈlɒtʃɪˌstɑːn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALOCHISTAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Balochistan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BALOCHISTAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Balochistan

Balochistan or Baluchistan is an arid, desert and mountainous region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea. It mainly includes southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a very small section of southwestern Afghanistan. The southern part of Balochistan is known by its historical name Makran. Balochistan is named after the native Baloch tribes who make up the inhabitants in the region and use Balochi as their native language. Persian, Pashtu and Urdu are also used as second language depending on where they live, Brahui is spoken by Brahui minority.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALOCHISTAN

Afghanistan · Baluchistan · Bantustan · Bashkortostan · Dagestan · Hindustan · Kirghizstan · Kirgizstan · Kurdistan · Kyrgyzstan · Londonistan · Nuristan · Pakistan · Rajasthan · Tadjikistan · Tadzhikistan · Tajikistan · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Waziristan

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALOCHISTAN

Balmer series · balmier · balmiest · balmily · balminess · Balmoral · balmorality · Balmunc · Balmung · balmy · balneal · balneary · balneation · balneological · balneologist · balneology · balneotherapy · Balochi

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALOCHISTAN

Athelstan · Augustan · Avestan · capstan · Chinese Turkestan · Daghestan · Dunstan · East Pakistan · Kafiristan · Kazakhstan · Kazakstan · Kordestan · Kurdestan · mangostan · protistan · Russian Turkestan · sacristan · Tristan · Turkistan · West Pakistan

Synonyms and antonyms of Balochistan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Balochistan» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BALOCHISTAN

Find out the translation of Balochistan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Balochistan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Balochistan» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

俾路支省
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Baluchistán
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Balochistan
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बलूचिस्तान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلوشستان
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Белуджистан
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Baluchistão
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বেলুচিস্তান
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Baloutchistan
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Balochistan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Belutschistan
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

バロチスタン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

발 루치 스탄
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Balochistan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Balochistan
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பலூசிஸ்தான்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बलुचिस्तान
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Belucistan
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Balochistan
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Beludżystan
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Белуджистан
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Balochistan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μπαλουχιστάν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Balochistan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Balochistan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Balochistan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Balochistan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALOCHISTAN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Balochistan
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Balochistan».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Balochistan

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALOCHISTAN»

Discover the use of Balochistan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Balochistan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Balochistan: At a Crossroads
The book recounts the adventures of Willem and his friend Marc as they explore the backcountry of Balochistan to conduct some exclusive interviews including one of Iran's most wanted terrorists.
Willem Marx, Marc Wattrelot, 2014
2
Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan ...
Charles Masson. SYSTEM OP ORTHOGRAPHY EMPLOYED. The consonants have the sounds they ordinarily express in English. JOUKNEYS IN BALOCHISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, AND THE PAN JAB. CHAPTER I. a a, as in above, abode, &c.
Charles Masson, 1842
3
The Baloch and Balochistan: A historical account from the ...
This fascinating research work discovers the background of the long drawn-out conflict between the Baloch and Pakistan and Iranian states.
Naseer Dashti, 2012
4
Balochistan through history
Papers presented at the National Conference on Balochistan Through History, held at Islamabad during 14-15 December 2005.
Riaz Ahmad, National Institute of Pakistan Studies. Quaid-i-Azam Chair, 2008
5
Wanderings in Balochistan
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Metcalfe MacGregor, 2010
6
The Foreign Policy of Pakistan: Ethnic Impacts on Diplomacy ...
Balochistan derives its name from its main inhabitants the Balochs, who are people of Indo-European stock (Harrison, 1981: 10-12). Location and Geopolitical Features Covering an area of 134,015 square miles, or 42 per cent of the whole ...
Mehtab Ali Shah, 1997
7
Balochistan: Balochistan, Anglo Marri Wars, Khor Kalmat, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
8
Coal Fired Power Generation Potential of Balochistan
Balochistan produces 40.2 % of the primary energy of Pakistan in the form of Natural gas coal and electricity.
Fahad Mir, 2012
9
Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military
Khan, produced intelligence that a cache of arms had arrived at the Iraqi embassy in Islamabad, and he asserted that the arms were meant for use in the rebellion in Balochistan.20 Bhutto, backed by Jilani Khan, decided to dispense with ...
Husain Haqqani, 2010
10
Articles on Government of Balochistan (Pakistan), Including: ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALOCHISTAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Balochistan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Security forces foiled multiple terror bids, recovered large quantity of …
QUETTA: Security forces on Monday foiled multiple terror bids and seized a large quantity of weapons and explosives from Balochistan's Sherani and Killa ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
2
Posted by Imaduddin
The Minister said that Balochistan province had to pay around Rs 148 ... Senator Mir Kabeer said that presently Balochistan has the main issue ... «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
3
India disturbing peace in Balochistan: Minister
image ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Defence, Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday said that India is supporting the elements allegedly ... «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
4
Pakistan: At least 1 killed, 16 injured in Balochistan blast
A powerful blast ripped through a busy area in southwest Pakistan's volatile Balochistan province on Sunday, killing at least one person and ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
5
Balochistan: Pakistani forces abducted more than 24 people in past …
According to Balochistan local media reports Pakistani Frontier Corps ... abducted nine people from Thump area of district Kech Balochistan. «Balochwarna News, Jul 15»
6
Time to introduce anti-child marriage legislation: Balochistan lags …
Child marriage remains pervasive in developing countries, where one-third of girls are married before the age of 18. That's 39,000 girls each ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
7
Lt Gen. Nasir Janjua asks Balochistan youth to recognise enemy
Addressing the concluding session of Sports Festival at Bugti Stadium, General Nasir Janjua asked the Balochistan youth to recognise their ... «Geo News, Pakistan, Jul 15»
8
Measures in place: Measles kills four in Balochistan
Balochistan Health Secretary Noorul Haq Baloch has confirmed the deaths in Mashkel and said a health team has been ordered to carry out a ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Security measure: Balochistan to inspect all railway tunnels
QUETTA: A day after a train fell into a canal in Gujranwala, Balochistan authorities decided to beef up security and inspect all railway tunnels ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Extreme weather updates: Mercury to continue rising in Sindh …
The areas expected to be affected are Balochistan, Sindh and some parts of Punjab. Many cities like Karachi, however, are unlikely to receive ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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