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East Pakistani

British  

adjective

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

"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

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.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2021

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

Sheik Mujibur Rahman, a fiery and popular East Pakistani who advocates partial autonomy for his area, would do well in East Pakistan but might raise fears of secession in the West.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most outside observers have laid the responsibility for the East Pakistani tragedy to the hobnail-tough martial law imposed by Lieut.

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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