Noun: Pakistan 'pa-ki,stan or ,pa-ki'stan [N. Amer], ,pa-ki'stãn [Brit]
- 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
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan, West Pakistan
Type of: Asian country, Asian nation
Part of: Asia, British Commonwealth, Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations
Encyclopedia: Pakistan, Islamic Republic