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West Pakistan

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Noun

1. islamic republic of pakistan, pakistan, west pakistan

a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

West Pakistan

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noun
the former name (until the end of 1971) of Pakistan

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West Pakistan

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former province of Pakistan: it now constitutes the country of Pakistan
see also East Pakistan

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

West Pakistan

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A former region of Pakistan (after 1947) separated by about 1,600 km (1,000 mi) from East Pakistan, formerly East Bengal. In 1971 East Pakistan declared its independence as Bangladesh, and West Pakistan became the sole territory governed by Pakistan.

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