Pakistani

American  

[pak-uh-stan-ee, pah-kuh-stah-nee] / ˌpæk əˈstæn i, ˌpɑ kəˈstɑ ni /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Pakistan or its inhabitants.

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noun

plural

Pakistanis, Pakistani

1. a native or inhabitant of Pakistan.

Etymology

Origin of Pakistani

First recorded in 1935–40; Pakistan ( def. ) + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin

Example Sentences

Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi's pacey documentary tells the real life story of the rescue of Pakistani schoolboys stranded hundreds of feet above a Himalayan valley in a rusting cable car when wires snap.

From Barron's

Their data has also been used to convince neighbours to buy air purifiers -- which are prohibitively expensive for most Pakistanis -- or to use masks that are rarely worn in the country.

From Barron's

Many Pakistani households use liquefied petroleum gas cylinders for fuel and cooking.

From BBC

A student representative said there were around 500 to 600 Pakistanis at universities in one Afghan province alone, Nangarhar, who were looking for a way back.

From Barron's

Mr. Mueenuddin himself ran his family’s Pakistani mango farm in his 20s; he then went to law school and practiced briefly in Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal