Quetta

[ kwet-uh ]

/ ˈkwɛt ə /

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noun

a city in W central Pakistan: the capital of Baluchistan; almost totally destroyed by an earthquake 1935.

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How to use Quetta in a sentence

“The Syrian war is having its effects here as well,” said Yehyavi, the Iranian consul general in Quetta.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He moved to Afghanistan and then back to Pakistan via Quetta and is now in Karachi.
Pakistani School Killers Want to Strike the U.S.|Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He suggested the return of the “five guys to Qatar” is “like moving the whole Quetta shura to Qatar.”
Afghan Taliban Say they Won Big with Bergdahl Swap|Sami Yousafzai|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The two groups operate semi-autonomously but both fall under the leadership of the Quetta Shura leadership council.
Pakistan’s Deal With the Devil And The Taliban Shadow Surge|Jacob Siegel|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And major moves, like this ceasefire, would undoubtedly be blessed by the Quetta Shura.
Pakistan’s Deal With the Devil And The Taliban Shadow Surge|Jacob Siegel|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then we should miss, perhaps, a great number of new rifles which seek their way up from Quetta to the North.
Kim|Rudyard Kipling
I was four days a scullion at Quetta, waiting on the wife of the man whose book I stole.
Kim|Rudyard Kipling
Macgregor's brigade started for Quetta on the 8th, and was followed soon after by Baker's and Macpherson's brigades.
Forty-one years in India|Frederick Sleigh Roberts
Shall (or Quetta as we know it now) is described as a town of about 300 houses, surrounded by a slight crenelated wall.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
It seems to me now that all our time at Quetta was spent in such mimic fighting.
General Gatacre|Beatrix Gatacre

British Dictionary definitions for Quetta

Quetta

/ (ˈkwɛtə) /

noun

a city in W central Pakistan, at an altitude of 1650 m (5500 ft): a summer resort, military station, and trading centre. Pop: 744 000 (2005 est)

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