English Explanatory Dictionary

Rawalpindi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district of the same name and the headquarters of the Pakistani military.
  2. A district of Punjab, Pakistan.
  3. The military of Pakistan.

Pronunciation

/rɑːwəlˈpɪndi/ /rɔːlˈpɪndi/

Word forms

Rawalpindi Rawulpindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from Western Punjabi راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from راول (rāval) and پنڈی (pinḍī), diminutive of پنڈ (pinḍ, “village”). The metonymical sense is from the Joint Staff Headquarters, the headquarters of the Pakistan Armed Forces located in that city.

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