گلگت بلتستان

Urdu

Etymology

From گلگت (Gilgit) + بلتستان (Baltistan), the latter borrowed from Classical Persian بلتستان (baltistân), equivalent to بلتی (Balti people) + ـستان (-land).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡɪl.ɡɪt̪ bəl.t̪ɪs.t̪ɑːn/
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Proper noun

گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان • (gilgit baltistān) m (Hindi spelling गिलगित-बल्तिस्तान)

  1. Gilgit-Baltistan (an autonomous territory of Pakistan; capital: Gilgit)

Synonyms

  • وفاق کے زیر انتظام شمالی علاقہ جات (former official name)
  • شمالی علاقہ جات (former short name)

See also

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