Pakistan

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)
• Members of this Topic: ↑panchayat, ↑panchayet, ↑punchayet
• Members of this Region:
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation
• Part Holonyms: ↑Asia
• Member Meronyms: ↑Pakistani
• Part Meronyms:

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Pakistan [Pakistan]
a country in southern Asia, west of India. During the time of the ↑British Empire it was part of India. When India became independent in 1947, Pakistan became a separate state consisting of the two areas where most of India’s Muslims lived: West Pakistan to the west, and East Pakistan to the east. In 1971 there was a ↑civil war between the two parts of the country and East Pakistan became ↑Bangladesh. West Pakistan became Pakistan and left the Commonwealth in protest against Bangladesh becoming a member. Pakistan joined the Commonwealth again in 1989. Its capital city is Islamabad and its official language is Urdu. There are many Pakistanis living in Britain.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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