Balochistan

English

Etymology

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Alternative forms

• Baluchistan
• Beloochistan (archaic)

Proper noun

Balochistan

Balochistan (1) in pink

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1. A region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a very small section of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people.
2. A province of Pakistan. Capital: Quetta.

Related terms

• Baloch, Balochi

Translations

region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia

• Armenian: Բելուջստան (hy) (Beluǰstan)
• French: Baloutchistan (fr) m
• German: Belutschistan n
• Greek: Βαλουχιστάν (Valouchistán)
• Ido: Beludjistan (io)
• Oriya: ବେଲୁତିସ୍ତାନ୍ (or) (belutistān), ବେଲୁତିସ୍ଥାନ୍ (or) (belutisthān)
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• Persian: بلوچستان (balučestân)
• Polish: Beludżystan m
• Russian: Белуджиста́н (ru) m (Beludžistán)
• Spanish: Beluchistán m
• Swedish: Baluchistan (sv)

province of Pakistan

• Baluchi: بلوچستان
• Catalan: Balutxistan
• Dutch: Beloetsjistan
• French: Baloutchistan (fr) m
• German: Belutschistan n
• Hindi: बलूचिस्तान (hi) m (balūcistān)
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• Oriya: ବେଲୁତିସ୍ତାନ୍ (or) (belutistān), ବେଲୁତିସ୍ଥାନ୍ (or) (belutisthān)
• Persian: بلوچستان (balučestân)
• Russian: Белуджиста́н (ru) m (Beludžistán)
• Urdu: بلوچِستان m (balūcistān)