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Pa·ki·stan (pak′i stan′, pä′ki stän′)

country in S Asia, on the Arabian Sea: formed from parts of former British India, it became a dominion (1947-56) & a republic (1956-72; 1989-99) of the Commonwealth: 307,293 sq mi (795,886 sq km); pop. 131,500,000; cap. Islamabad

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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