Pakistani

From Pakistan + -i.

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Pakistani (plural Pakistanis)

1. A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.

   Synonym: Pak

   • 2022 June 15, Rhea Mogul, “Pakistanis told to drink less tea as nation grapples with economic crisis”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The country’s Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, on Tuesday told reporters that Pakistanis could reduce their tea consumption by “one or two cups” per day as imports are putting additional financial strain on the government.

Pakistani (comparative more Pakistani, superlative most Pakistani)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people.
   • 2025 April 7, Rhea Mogul, “Pakistani star’s Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     Fawad Khan, an actor, singer and producer with a huge following in India, announced his Bollywood comeback last week, sending fans into a frenzy, 18 months after an Indian court effectively ruled that a de facto industry ban on Pakistani talent imposed in 2016 was illegal.

Ultimately from Urdu پاکستانی (pākistānī), perhaps chiefly through English Pakistani (or at least reinforced by it). By surface analysis, Pakistan +‎ -i.

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Pakistani m (strong, genitive Pakistanis, plural Pakistanis)

1. (fairly rare) alternative form of Pakistaner

Pakistani m (genitive singular Pakistana, nominative plural Pakistanar or (rare) Pakistanir)

1. Pakistani (person from Pakistan)

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Pakistani

1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

   Synonym: Pakistan