Baluchi
Americannoun
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Baluchis,
plural
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Baluchi
plural
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a member of a nomadic, primarily Sunni Muslim people of Baluchistan.
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the language of the Baluchi, an Iranian language of the Indo-European family.
noun
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a member of a Muslim people living chiefly in coastal Pakistan and Iran
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the language of this people, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of Baluchi
Borrowed into English from Persian around 1610–20
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Rita J. Radostitz, a lawyer for Mr. Baluchi, said that Mr. Cruz then took “a victory lap.”
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
Baluchi failed to comply with the order and was interdicted in a homemade vessel in 2016.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
That order mandated that Mr. Baluchi clear future attempts to travel using the craft with the Coast Guard, and to employ a support craft.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Mr Baluchi has tried three similar voyages before, all of which ended in Coast Guard intervention.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
Then they seemed to have disappeared entirely, and if he had any sort of inkling of their probable destination, Bhallu Khan, a Baluchi himself, could not or would not reveal it.
From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Bertram Mitford
"There is a spectrum of opponents in Iran who could take action in the future," Kian said, also pointing to the emergence of demands from ethnic minorities such as the Kurds and Baluchis.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
Iran's opposition has long been split in numerous factions, both at home and abroad, including monarchists, republicans, leftists and organisations grouping ethnic minorities including Kurds, Baluchis and Arabs.
From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2023
Over the past month, the crackdown on ordinary Baluchis has intensified.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022
Ethnic minorities including Arab Ahwazis, Azerbaijani Turks, Baluchis and Kurds also suffer from denial of their human rights, he said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 16, 2019
In 1892 he was appointed agent to the governor-general in Baluchistan, in succession to Sir Robert Sandeman, his intimate experience of the Baluchis, gained during his railway work, having specially fitted him for this post.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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