Meanings
proper noun
- historicalFormer eastern wing of Pakistan, previously was known to East Bengal currently the sovereign nation of Bangladesh.
Translations
Bengali পূর্ব পাকিস্তান, পূর্ব্ব পাকিস্তান
- পূর্ব পাকিস্তান (purbo pakistan)historical: part of Pakistan
- পূর্ব্ব পাকিস্তান (purbbo pakistan)historical: part of Pakistan
Chinese Mandarin 東巴基斯坦 /东巴基斯坦
- 東巴基斯坦 /东巴基斯坦 (Dōng Bājīsītǎn)historical: part of Pakistan
Danish Østpakistan
- Østpakistanhistorical: part of Pakistan
Finnish Itä-Pakistan
- Itä-Pakistanhistorical: part of Pakistan
Hindi पूर्वी पाकिस्तान
- पूर्वी पाकिस्तान (pūrvī pākistān)historical: part of Pakistan
Icelandic Austur-Pakistan
- Austur-Pakistanhistorical: part of Pakistan
Irish an Phacastáin Thoir
- an Phacastáin Thoirhistorical: part of Pakistan
Russian Восточный Пакистан
- Восточный Пакистан (Vostočnyj Pakistan)historical: part of Pakistan
Spanish Pakistán Oriental
- Pakistán Orientalhistorical: part of Pakistan
Urdu مشرقی پاکستان
- مشرقی پاکستان (maśriqī pākistān)historical: part of Pakistan
Vietnamese Đông Hồi
- Đông Hồihistorical: part of Pakistan
Cite this entry
APA
East Pakistan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Pakistan
MLA
“East Pakistan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Pakistan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “East Pakistan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Pakistan.
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