QUETTA

Meaning of QUETTA in English

/kwet"euh/ , n.

a city in W central Pakistan: the capital of Baluchistan; almost totally destroyed by an earthquake 1935. 285,000.

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QUETTA — geographical name city Pakistan in N Baluchistan population 285,000
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUETTA — ˈkwed.ə adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Quetta, town in Baluchistan, Pakistan : of or belonging to a culture of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUETTA — geographical name city Pakistan in N Baluchistan population 285,000
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUETTA — also spelled Kwatah city, district, and division of Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. The name is a variation of kwatkot, a Pashto …
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QUETTA — Quetta BrE AmE ˈkwet ə AmE \ ˈkwet̬ ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUETTA — г. Кветта
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
QUETTA — (n) Кветта
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
QUETTA — г. Кветта
Англо-Русский географический словарь
QUETTA — Pronunciation: ' kwe-t ə Function: geographical name city Pakistan in N Baluchistan pop 565,137
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BALUCHISTAN — geographical name arid region S Asia bordering on Arabian Sea in SW Pakistan & SE Iran S & SW of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BALOCHISTAN — or Baluchistan Province (pop., 1998: 6,511,000), southwestern Pakistan. Its capital is Quetta (pop., 1998: 560,307). Its landscape includes mountains, notably …
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BALUCHISTAN — geographical name 1. arid region S Asia bordering on Arabian Sea in SW Pakistan & SE Iran S & SW …
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ZIA-UL-HAQ, MOHAMMAD — born Aug. 12, 1924, Jullundur, Punjab [now in India] died Aug. 17, 1988, near Bahawalpur, Pakistan Pakistani chief of Army …
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ZHOB — formerly Fort Sandeman, town, Balochistan province, western Pakistan. The town lies on an open plain just east of the Zhob …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: DISASTERS — Disasters The loss of life and property from disaster in 1995 included the following: Aviation January 5, Near Isfahan, Iran. …
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SUKKUR — city, Sindh province, southeastern Pakistan. The city lies on the west bank of the Indus River, connected with Rohri on …
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SISTAN — also spelled Seistan, extensive border region, eastern Iran and southwestern Afghanistan. Forty percent of its area is in Iran, as …
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SINDH — also spelled Sind province of southeastern Pakistan. It is bordered by the provinces of Balochistan on the west and north, …
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PISHIN — town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The present town, founded by the British as a military and civil station in 1883, is …
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PASHTUN — also spelled Pushtun, or Pakhtun, Hindustani Pathan, Persian Afghan Pashto-speaking people of southeastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They constitute the …
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MUSHARRAF, PERVEZ — born Aug. 11, 1943, New Delhi, India Pakistani military officer who took power in a coup in 1999. Musharraf moved …
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MULTAN — city, south-central Punjab province, east-central Pakistan. It is built on a mound just east of the Chenab River. The chief …
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LORALAI — town and district in Quetta Division, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The town, the district headquarters, lies just north of the Loralai …
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LAS BELA — also spelled Lasbela, district of Kalat division, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. A former princely state, it has an area of 7,048 …
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KANDAHAR — also spelled Qandahar city in south-central Afghanistan. It lies on a plain next to the Tarnak River, at an elevation …
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KALAT — town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The town, known locally as Kalat-e Baluch to distinguish it from Kalat-e Ghilzai (Qalat-e Ghelza'i) in …
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IRAN, HISTORY OF — history of the Iranian Plateau from prehistoric times to the present. The article covers as well the succession of ancient …
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DADU — town, Sindh province, southern Pakistan. The town lies just west of the Indus River. A distribution centre, it is connected …
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CHAGAI — district in Quetta Division, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. It is bounded on the north by Afghanistan, on the east and south …
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CENTRAL BRAHUI RANGE — southern offshoot of the Himalayas, lying in the centre of the Balochistan plateau, Pakistan. It extends southward for about 225 …
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BUGTI HILLS — hill range in Pakistan, comprising the tribal tract known as Bugti country. A westward continuation of the Sulaiman Range, pointing …
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BALOCHISTAN — also spelled Baluchistan, westernmost province of Pakistan. It is bordered by Iran (west), by Afghanistan (northwest), by North-West Frontier and …
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