Baluchistan

[ buh-loo-chuh-stahn, -stan, buh-loo-chuh-stan ]

/ bəˌlu tʃəˈstɑn, -ˈstæn, bəˈlu tʃəˌstæn /

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noun

an 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.

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Words nearby Baluchistan

Baltimore oriole, Balto-Slavic, Balto-Slavonic, Baluch, Baluchi, Baluchistan, Baluchistan States, baluchithere, balun, baluster, baluster measure

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How to use Baluchistan in a sentence

Indeed, 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
There are tribes and peoples about Southern Baluchistan who are as ancient as Herodotus but who are not mentioned.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich

The more important ranges lie to the north, facing the deserts of Central Baluchistan.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
It is extraordinary how deep a veil of forgetfulness was drawn over Southern Baluchistan during this unrecorded interval.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
Hardly less strange is the land formation of this southern edge of Baluchistan.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
There was an unfortunate superstition current in Baluchistan to the effect that this was the normal end of European existence!
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich

British Dictionary definitions for Baluchistan

Baluchistan

Balochistan (bəˈlɒtʃɪˌstɑːn, -ˌstæn)

/ (bəˈluːtʃɪˌstɑːn, -ˌstæn) /

noun

a 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)

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