Balochistan

English

Etymology

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Alternative forms

Baluchistan
Beloochistan (archaic)

Proper noun

Balochistan

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A region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a very small section of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people.
A province of Pakistan which has Quetta as its capital.

Related terms

Baloch, Balochi

Translations

region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia

Armenian: Բելուջստան (Beluǰstan)
French: Baloutchistan (fr) m
German: Belutschistan n
Greek: Βαλουχιστάν (Valouchistán)
Ido: Beludjistan (io)

Persian: بلوچستان‎ (balučestân)
Polish: Beludżystan m
Russian: Белуджиста́н (ru) m (Beludžistán)
Spanish: Beluchistán m
Swedish: Baluchistan (sv)

province of Pakistan

Baluchi: بلوچستان‎
Catalan: Balutxistan
Dutch: Beloetsjistan
French: Baloutchistan (fr) m
German: Belutschistan n

Hindi: बलूचिस्तान (hi) m (balūcistān)
Persian: بلوچستان‎ (balučestân)
Russian: Белуджиста́н (ru) m (Beludžistán)
Urdu: بلوچِستان‎ m (balūcistān)

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