Sistan

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proper noun

A province in eastern Iran; in full, Sistan and Baluchestan.

OriginOld Persian *Sakastānah →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province in eastern Iran; in full, Sistan and Baluchestan.
  2. historicalA geographic region of the eastern Iranian Plateau in eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Scythian Saka tribe between the 2nd century BCE and 1st century CE.
  3. Former name of Zabol.

Origin

  1. Old Persian*Sakastānah
  2. EnglishSistan

From Persian سیستان (sistân), from earlier Persian سجستان (sajestân), from سکاستان (sakâstân), from Old Persian *Sakastānah.

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Anagrams

saintsstainsTassinStanissanistNatsis
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APA

Sistan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sistan

MLA

“Sistan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sistan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sistan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sistan.

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