Islamabad

[ is-lah-muh-bahd, -bad, -lam-uh-bad ]

noun
  1. the capital of Pakistan, in the N part, near Rawalpindi.

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How to use Islamabad in a sentence

  • Islamabad is the starting-point for both the Lidar valley and Martand, and here the house-boat may be left.

    Kashmir | Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
  • On the left bank one and a half miles from Islamabad is the famous spring of Bawan—a great tank under cool chenar trees.

    Kashmir | Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
  • Islamabad was "as filthy a place as can well be imagined, and swarming with beggars."

    Kashmir | Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
  • Adjoining the tanks is a small pleasure garden, with some buildings which are inhabited by the Maharajah when he visits Islamabad.

  • At Islamabad it is a very small stream, but it gradually enlarges, by additions from both sides, as it descends.

British Dictionary definitions for Islamabad

Islamabad

/ (ɪzˈlɑːməˌbɑːd) /


noun
  1. the capital of Pakistan, in the north on the Potwar Plateau: site chosen in 1959; surrounded by the Capital Territory of Islamabad for 909 sq km (351 sq miles). Pop: 770 000 (2005 est)

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