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[ buh-loo-chuh-stahn, -stan, buh-loo-chuh-stan ] / bəˌlu tʃəˈstɑn, -ˈstæn, bəˈlu tʃəˌstæn /
nounan arid mountainous region in S Asia, in SE Iran and SW Pakistan, bordering on the Arabian Sea. a former territory of W British India, now incorporated into Pakistan. Words nearby BaluchistanBaltimore oriole, Balto-Slavic, Balto-Slavonic, Baluch, Baluchi, Baluchistan, Baluchistan States, baluchithere, balun, baluster, baluster measure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for BaluchistanIndeed, more than 55,000 Pakistani troops are in Baluchistan waging a war of their own. The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Before it was split between Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Baluchistan spread over an area slightly larger than California. The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST For the last nine years, they have battled secular Baluch nationalists who would like to see an independent Baluchistan. The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Several roads to India have been developed through Baluchistan, but they are all dominated from Kandahar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various
Since Baluchistan has been taken over they have given but little trouble. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various Whatever their origin, the Brahuis are found in a position of considerable power in Baluchistan from earliest times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various They are identical in shape and colour with ancient Egyptian beads and other beads obtained from ancient cities in Baluchistan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various The great Mashkel swamp and the Kharan desert to the east of it, mark the flat phase of southern Baluchistan topography. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4|Various
British Dictionary definitions for BaluchistanBaluchistanBalochistan (bəˈlɒtʃɪˌstɑːn, -ˌstæn) / (bəˈluːtʃɪˌstɑːn, -ˌstæn) /
nouna mountainous region of SW Asia, in SW Pakistan and SE Iran a province of SW Pakistan: a former territory of British India (until 1947). Capital: Quetta. Pop: Pop: 7 450 000 (2003 est) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |