PAKISTANI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pakistani mean? 

• PAKISTANI (noun)
  The noun PAKISTANI has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Pakistan

  Familiarity information: PAKISTANI used as a noun is very rare.

• PAKISTANI (adjective)
  The adjective PAKISTANI has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to Pakistan or its people or language

  Familiarity information: PAKISTANI used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAKISTANI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Pakistan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Pakistani" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Pakistani"):

Brahui (a member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan)

Sindhi (a native or inhabitant of Sind)

Holonyms ("Pakistani" is a member of...):

Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Pakistan; West Pakistan (a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947)

Derivation:

Pakistani (of or relating to Pakistan or its people or language)

• PAKISTANI (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Pakistan or its people or language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Pakistani soldiers

Pertainym:

Pakistan (a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947)

Derivation:

Pakistani (a native or inhabitant of Pakistan)