Baluchi
Americannoun
plural
Baluchis,plural
Baluchi-
a member of a nomadic, primarily Sunni Muslim people of Baluchistan.
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the language of the Baluchi, an Iranian language of the Indo-European family.
noun
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a member of a Muslim people living chiefly in coastal Pakistan and Iran
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the language of this people, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Baluchi
Borrowed into English from Persian around 1610–20
Example Sentences
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Rita J. Radostitz, a lawyer for Mr. Baluchi, said that Mr. Cruz then took “a victory lap.”
From New York Times • May 1, 2024
The officers said the vessel was “afloat as a result of wiring and buoys” and determined that Baluchi was conducting “a manifestly unsafe voyage,” the complaint said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023
Mr Baluchi has tried three similar voyages before, all of which ended in Coast Guard intervention.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023
The third attempt saw a second boat of Coast Guard personnel accompany the first, attempting to give Mr. Baluchi food, water and warnings about Hurricane Franklin, as well as entice him off the Hydro Pod.
From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2023
Lewin has large numbers, besides the few published in his Lushai Grammar; and Mr. M. L. Dames has a number of Baluchi tales which I have been privileged to use.
From Indian Fairy Tales by Jacobs, Joseph
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