Pakistani

[ pak-uh-stan-ee, pah-kuh-stah-nee ]

adjective

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

noun

, plural Pa·ki·sta·nis, Pa·ki·sta·ni.

1. a native or inhabitant of Pakistan.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pakistani¹

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

Example Sentences

In 2009, a Pakistani Christian woman got into a religious argument with some Muslim women with whom she was harvesting berries.

From The Daily Beast

Indeed, more than 55,000 Pakistani troops are in Baluchistan waging a war of their own.

From The Daily Beast

Pakistani security officials offer a more nuanced explanation.

From The Daily Beast

They eye the door anxiously, convinced that at any moment, a Pakistani or Iranian intelligence officer will come barging in.

From The Daily Beast

A 2008 Pakistani raid near Turbat turned up Abdolhamid Rigi, the brother of Abdelmalek Rigi.

From The Daily Beast

We spent a couple of distracting minutes going through the menu from the halal Pakistani place on Valencia.

From Project Gutenberg

I always order the curries with four chilies next to them on the menu at the Pakistani places.

From Project Gutenberg

She was Pakistani or Bangladeshi, with a faint accent, and very pretty even with the dark circles under her eyes.

From Project Gutenberg