Waziristan

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proper noun

A mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan.

OriginHindi वज़ीरिस्तान ← Urdu وَزِیرِسْتَان ← Classical Persian وَزِیرِسْتَان →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan.

    Then the voices turned to discuss American drones over Waziristan, last week’s bloody assault on a wedding party.

    2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 59

Origin

  1. Classical Persianوَزِیرِسْتَان
  2. Urduوَزِیرِسْتَان
  3. Hindiवज़ीरिस्तान
  4. EnglishWaziristan

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi वज़ीरिस्तान (vazīristān) / Urdu وَزِیرِسْتَان (vazīristān)), ultimately from Classical Persian وَزِیرِسْتَان (wazīristān). By surface analysis, Wazir + -istan.

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Translations

Bengali উজিরিস্তান
  • উজিরিস্তান (uziristan)region of Pakistan
French Waziristan
  • Waziristanregion of Pakistan
Hindi वज़ीरिस्तान
  • वज़ीरिस्तान (vazīristān)region of Pakistan
Persian وَزِیرِسْتَان
  • وَزِیرِسْتَانregion of Pakistan
Polish Waziristan
  • Waziristanregion of Pakistan
Punjabi ਵਜ਼ੀਰਸਤਾਨ, ਵਜ਼ੀਰਿਸਤਾਨ
  • ਵਜ਼ੀਰਸਤਾਨ (vazīrastān)region of Pakistan
  • ਵਜ਼ੀਰਿਸਤਾਨ (vazīristān)region of Pakistan
Urdu وَزِیرِسْتَان
  • وَزِیرِسْتَان (vazīristān)region of Pakistan
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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