Islamabad
- proper noun
- /ˌɪslɑːməˈbɑːd/
- Riyadh maintains a very close relationship with the heads of Islamabad's military and intelligence services.
- Islamabad, Pakistan
- visit to Islamabad
- Islamabad government
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- So if you go to Tobio, Islamabad, it's same day visa.
- And we land in Islamabad, checked in with the embassy.
- Sorry, Islamabad in Pakistan, yes, but the Indian part of what remains of the Punjab.
Examples
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The significance of those events in Islamabad in late 2007 is, in some ways, both striking and straightforward.
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Nevertheless, it appears unlikely that Islamabad will yield to Washington's demands.
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To be sure, Washington should not hand Islamabad a free pass.
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We are sending him back to Islamabad tonight.
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I stood there in the office in Islamabad and I said, "How much do you need?"
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The federal capital of Islamabad is also adjacent to the district in the south.
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When he was a teenager, his father moved the family to Islamabad to work at the embassy there.
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I'm calling from the United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, regarding your daughter.
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The sukuk securitization is backed by the 250-mile Islamabad-Lahore motorway, also known as M-2 within Pakistan.
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We are sending him back to Islamabad tonight.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Islamabad is made of two parts: Islam, the religion, and abad, a Persian word meaning 'city' or 'settlement'. So Islamabad literally means 'city of Islam', and the -abad ending appears in other cities like Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, which helps explain why it is the name of Pakistan's capital.