Chitral

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proper noun

A princely state in alliance with British India until 1947, then a princely state of Pakistan until 1969. The area of the state now forms the Chitral District of the Malakand Division, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

OriginHindustani ← khw چھترار ← Sanskrit क्षेत्र →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chetral

  1. historicalA princely state in alliance with British India until 1947, then a princely state of Pakistan until 1969. The area of the state now forms the Chitral District of the Malakand Division, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
  2. The capital of the Chitral District, situated on the western bank of the Chitral River, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It also served as the capital of the princely state of Chitral until 1969.
  3. The largest district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Origin

  1. Sanskritक्षेत्र
  2. khwچھترار“field”
  3. Hindustani
  4. EnglishChitral

From Hindustani چترال / चित्राल (citrāl)), from Khowar چھترار (chitrār, “field”), from Sanskrit क्षेत्र (kṣetra).

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Translations

Bengali চিত্রল
  • চিত্রল (citrol)Chitral (all senses)
Catalan Chitral
  • ChitralChitral (all senses)
Chinese Mandarin 奇特拉爾 /奇特拉尔
  • 奇特拉爾 /奇特拉尔 (Qítèlā‘ěr)Chitral (all senses)
Dutch Chitral
  • ChitralChitral (all senses)
Finnish Chitral
  • ChitralChitral (all senses)
French Chitral, Chitrâl
  • ChitralChitral (all senses)
  • ChitrâlChitral (all senses)
German Chitral
  • ChitralChitral (all senses)
Hindi चित्राल
  • चित्राल (citrāl)Chitral (all senses)
Indonesian Chitral, Chetral
  • ChitralChitral (all senses)
  • ChetralChitral (all senses)
Italian Chitral
  • ChitralChitral (all senses)
Japanese チトラル
  • チトラルChitral (all senses)
Korean 치트랄
  • 치트랄 (chiteural)Chitral (all senses)
Polish Czitral
  • CzitralChitral (all senses)
Portuguese Chitral
  • ChitralChitral (all senses)
Russian Читрал
  • Читрал (Čitral)Chitral (all senses)
Spanish Chitral
  • ChitralChitral (all senses)
Thai จิตราล
  • จิตราลChitral (all senses)
Turkish Çitral
  • ÇitralChitral (all senses)
Ukrainian Читрал
  • Читрал (Čytral)Chitral (all senses)
Urdu چترال
  • چترالChitral (all senses)
Cite this entry
APA

Chitral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chitral

MLA

“Chitral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chitral. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chitral,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chitral.

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