-abad

See also: abad and Abad

English

Etymology

From Urdu آباد (-ābād) and Persian ـآباد (-âbâd).

Suffix

-abad

  1. used to form the names of cities and towns, especially in Persian- and Urdu-speaking areas

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -abad
Abbottabad
Ahmedabad
Allahabad
Faisalabad
Hyderabad
Islamabad
Stalinabad
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