English Explanatory Dictionary

Sistan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province in eastern Iran; in full, Sistan and Baluchestan.
  2. A geographic region of the eastern Iranian Plateau in eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan, extending into southwestern Pakistan; inhabited by the Scythian Saka tribe between the 2nd century BCE and 1st century CE.
  3. Former name of Zabol.

Word forms

Sistan

Etymology

From Persian سیستان (sistân), from earlier Persian سجستان (sajestân), from سکاستان (sakâstân), from Old Persian *Sakastānah.

Derived words

Sistani
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