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ISLAMABAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959
Synonyms:
capital of Pakistan; Islamabad
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Islamabad" is a part 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)