panchayat — /peuhn chah yeuht/, n. an elective village council in India. [1880 85; < Hindi pañcayat] * * * ▪ Indian caste government also spelled Panchayet , or Punchayet , Hindi Pañcāyat the most important adjudicating and licensing agency in the… … Universalium
Bharat — noun a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 • Syn: ↑India, ↑Republic of India • Derivationally related forms: ↑Indian (for: ↑India) … Useful english dictionary
India — noun a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑Republic of India, ↑Bharat • Derivationally related forms: ↑Indian •… … Useful english dictionary
Islamic Republic of Pakistan — noun a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 • Syn: ↑Pakistan, ↑West Pakistan • Members of this… … Useful english dictionary
Pakistan — noun a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑Islamic Republic of Pakistan, ↑West… … Useful english dictionary
panchayet — noun a village council in India or southern Pakistan • Syn: ↑panchayat, ↑punchayet • Topics: ↑Pakistan, ↑Islamic Republic of Pakistan, ↑West Pakistan • Regions: ↑India, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Republic of India — noun a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 • Syn: ↑India, ↑Bharat • Derivationally related forms: ↑Indian (for: ↑India) … Useful english dictionary
West Pakistan — noun a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 • Syn: ↑Pakistan, ↑Islamic Republic of Pakistan •… … Useful english dictionary