Gwadar

G2W4A1D2A1R1

proper noun

A port city of Balochistan, Pakistan, situated along the Arabian Sea.

OriginUrdu گوادر ← Baluchi گوادر →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A port city of Balochistan, Pakistan, situated along the Arabian Sea.
  2. A former colony of Muscat and Oman, from 1797 to 1958.

Origin

  1. Baluchiگوادر
  2. Urduگوادر
  3. EnglishGwadar

Borrowed from Urdu گوادر (gvādar), itself from Baluchi گوادر (gwādar), a compound of گوات (gwát, “wind, air”) + در (dar, “door, gateway”).

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Translations

Arabic جَوَادِر, قَوَادِر
  • جَوَادِر (jawādir)port city in Pakistan
  • قَوَادِر (qawādir)port city in Pakistan
Chinese Mandarin 瓜達爾 /瓜达尔, 瓜德爾 /瓜德尔
  • 瓜達爾 /瓜达尔 (Guādá'ěr)port city in Pakistan
  • 瓜德爾 /瓜德尔 (Guādé'ěr)port city in Pakistan
Urdu گوادر
  • گوادر (gvādar)port city in Pakistan

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Gwadar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwadar

MLA

“Gwadar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwadar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gwadar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwadar.

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