Pakistan in British English
(ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn)
noun
1.
a republic in S Asia, on the Arabian Sea: the Union of Pakistan, formed in 1947, comprised West and East Pakistan; East Pakistan gained independence as Bangladesh in 1971 and West Pakistan became Pakistan; a member of the Commonwealth from 1947, it withdrew from 1972 until 1989; contains the fertile plains of the Indus valley rising to mountains in the north and west. Official language: Urdu. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: rupee. Capital: Islamabad. Pop: 197 015 955 (2017 est). Area: 801 508 sq km (309 463 sq miles)
2.
a former republic in S Asia consisting of the provinces of West Pakistan and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), 1500 km (900 miles) apart: formed in 1947 from the predominantly Muslim parts of India
Pakistan in American English
(ˈpækɪˌstæn; ˈpɑkɪˌstɑn)
country in S Asia, on the Arabian Sea: formed from parts of former British India,it became a dominion (1947-56) & a republic (1956-72; 1989-99) of the Commonwealth: 307,293 sq mi (795,886 sq km); pop. 131,500,000; cap. Islamabad
see also Jammu and Kashmir Image ofPakistan
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British English: Pakistan /ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn/ NOUN
Pakistan is a republic in South Asia, on the Arabian Sea.
- American English: Pakistan
- Arabic: بَاكِسْتَانُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: Paquistão
- Chinese: 巴基斯坦
- Croatian: Pakistan
- Czech: Pákistán
- Danish: Pakistan
- Dutch: Pakistan
- European Spanish: Pakistán
- Finnish: Pakistan
- French: Pakistan
- German: Pakistan
- Greek: Πακιστάν
- Italian: Pakistan
- Japanese: パキスタン
- Korean: 파키스탄
- Norwegian: Pakistan
- Polish: Pakistan
- European Portuguese: Paquistão
- Romanian: Pakistan
- Russian: Пакистан
- Latin American Spanish: Pakistán
- Swedish: Pakistan
- Thai: ประเทศปากีสถาน
- Turkish: Pakistan
- Ukrainian: Пакистан
- Vietnamese: nước Pakistan
Chinese translation of 'Pakistan'
Pakistan
(pɑːkɪˈstɑːn)
n
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巴基斯坦
(Bājīsītǎn)
- at the same time
- at the seaside
- at the service of
- at the sharp end
- at the start
- at the/this moment/present moment
- at-the-this-moment-present-moment
- at the/this (present) moment
- at the top of one's lungs
- at-the-top-of-ones-lungs
- at the top of one's voice
- at-the-top-of-ones-voice
- at the top of the heap
- at the top of the list
- at the top of the stairs/page/street
- at the top of the tree
- at the touch of
- at the turn of the century/year
- at the very least
- at the (very) most
- at the weekend
- at the wheel
- at the whim of
- at (the) worst
- at-the-worst