સિંધુદેશ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sindhi سنڌو ديش (sindhudēš, “Country of Sindh”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

સિંધુદેશ • (sindhudeś) m or n

  1. Sindhudesh; a sovereign state proposed by separatists to be established as a homeland for Sindhis.

Usage notes

  • This is a politically-charged term that was originally used to imply the land or country of Sindh. Now it is mostly used by separatists who want to separate the region from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. See Sindhudesh on Wikipedia for more.

Derived terms

  • સિંધુદેશી (sindhudeśī)
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