گلگت بلتستان

Urdu

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Etymology

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From گلگت (Gilgit) +‎ بلتستان (Baltistan), the latter borrowed from Classical Persian بلتستان (baltistân), equivalent to بلتی (Balti people) +‎ ـستان (-land).

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Proper noun

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گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان (gilgit baltistānm (Hindi spelling गिलगित-बल्तिस्तान)

  1. Gilgit-Baltistan (an autonomous territory of Pakistan; capital: Gilgit)

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