East Pakistani
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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India invaded in support of the East Pakistani people and soon after, East Pakistan became the independent country of Bangladesh.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2021
Some $140 million in voluntary contributions to U.N. development projects were in the bill, as well as $250 million in clearly humanitarian help for East Pakistani refugees.
From Time Magazine Archive
A U.S. weather satellite's photo of severe weather in the Bay of Bengal had been received in the East Pakistani capital of Dacca more than ten hours before the cyclone struck.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the five months since the Pakistani civil war broke out, India's economy has been seriously set back by an influx of 8,000,000 East Pakistani refugees.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the screen I saw tanks rolling through dusty streets, and fallen buildings, and forests of unfamiliar trees into which East Pakistani refugees had fled, seeking safety over the Indian border.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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