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Rawalpindi

ra·wal·pindi

UK/rɑːwəlˈpɪndi/ US/rɔːlˈpɪndi/ uncommon

noun

1.

an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capitol of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built

Origin

Borrowed from Urdu راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from Western Punjabi 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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