Nuristan

N1U1R1I1S1T1A1N1

proper noun

A province of Afghanistan.

Originprs نُورِسْتَان →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Afghanistan.

Origin

  1. prsنُورِسْتَان
  2. EnglishNuristan

Borrowed from Dari نُورِسْتَان (nūristān).

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Translations

Hindi नूरिस्तान
  • नूरिस्तान (nūristān)province of Afghanistan
Persian نورستان
  • نورستان (nūristān /nurestân)province of Afghanistan
Russian Нуристан
  • Нуристан (Nuristan)province of Afghanistan
Tamil நூரிஸ்தான்
  • நூரிஸ்தான் (nūristāṉ)province of Afghanistan
Urdu نورستان
  • نورستان (nūristān)province of Afghanistan

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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