Sind
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7.6
- proper noun
- There is little evidence that the army—with executive as well as military power—could better contain problems in volatile regions, such as in Sind.
- Sind province
Examples
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This was a commonwealth of global proportions, including the lands of Trans-Oxania, Sind, and Trans-Caucasus, which stretch from today's Romania east across the Middle East and North Africa.
Academic text (2007) -
8 Claude Markovits, The Global World of Indian Merchants, 1750-1947: Traders of Sind From Bukhara to Panama (Cambridge, 2000), 25.
Academic text (2005) -
Sind Perri didn't respond at first, hearing the name and not allowing his expression to change.
Fiction book (1994) -
She changed Sind governments during the period, believing a strong hand could quell the disorder.
Academic text (1991) -
An orthopedic center run by Russian doctors has opened in Navabshakh (Sind), with more to follow.
Academic text (2003) -
Use existing institutions such as mosques for expanding the supply, as has been done effectively in small, distant rural settlements in Pakistan's Sind province.
Academic text (1992) -
And that same army moved against her when their unnatural alliance was strained to the breaking point by the communal warfare in Sind and the turmoil in the Gulf following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Academic text (1991) -
The survey was conducted in Pakistan's four provinces: Punjab, Sind, Northwest Frontier Province (now known as Khyber Paktunkhwa), and Balochistan.
Academic text (2014) -
The region of Sind is known for its rich history and cultural heritage, attracting tourists from around the world.
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The culture of Sind is deeply influenced by its historical connections to the Indus River.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sind comes from the old name Sindhu, which meant 'river' and was the original name for the Indus River. So Sind is the land by that river, which is why the region lies along the lower Indus.