Meanings
proper noun
- A region comprising northern Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir, and parts of northeastern Afghanistan, inhabited by the Dards.
Origin
From Dard + -istan; coined by Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Dardistan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dardistan
MLA
“Dardistan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dardistan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dardistan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dardistan.
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