Rawalpindi
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A city in Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district of the same name and the headquarters of the Pakistani military.
- 2 A district of Punjab, Pakistan.
- 3 The military of Pakistan. metonymically
"“It is a welcome first step. [We] hope it will get Rawalpindi (Pakistan’s military) thinking,” a senior official told The Hindu, although the government issued no formal reaction to the development."
Example
More examples"“It is a welcome first step. [We] hope it will get Rawalpindi (Pakistan’s military) thinking,” a senior official told The Hindu, although the government issued no formal reaction to the development."
Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from Western Panjabi راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from راول (rāval) and پنڈی (pinḍī), diminutive of پنڈ (pinḍ, “village”). The metonymical sense is from the Joint Staff Headquarters, the headquarters of the Pakistan Armed Forces located in that city.
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