West Pakistan
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
West Pakistan, the predominantly Muslim locus of the country’s political power, was wedged between India and Afghanistan.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2022
The land was carved into separate states, with the Muslim-majority regions becoming East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, and West Pakistan, now simply Pakistan.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2021
In a trial that ended in October 2014, Mr. Nizami was convicted of leading a paramilitary group that sided with the army of West Pakistan against pro-independence forces.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2016
But the country, then known as East Pakistan, won independence with India's help in December 1971 following a nine-month war against the then West Pakistan.
From Reuters ● Mar. 3, 2013
Background: Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan.
From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
