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East Pakistani

adjective

  1. of or relating to East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) or its inhabitants

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the former East Pakistan

“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
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India invaded in support of the East Pakistani people and soon after, East Pakistan became the independent country of Bangladesh.

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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.

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The war was to be waged on East Pakistani soil.

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