Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A mountainous region of northwest Pakistan on the Afghanistan border, divided into North Waziristan and South Waziristan. The region became part of Pakistan in 1947.
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- proper noun A
mountainous region of northernPakistan
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Examples
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Politics in Waziristan is inseparable from violence.
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For the most part, income in Waziristan is derived from “political activity such as raiding settled districts” and “allowances from the administration for good behavior.”
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European authorities, acting on the U.S. intelligence, have been searching for a suspected hit team led by a man who may have trained at a terrorist camp in Waziristan, an intelligence official said.
Germany Downplays Terror Threat David Crawford 2010
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Musharraf says that North Waziristan is its own problem, and he'd prefer that the United States engage on that issue, rather than generalizing about the entire Pakistani effort.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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Since his arrest late Monday night, however, Shahzad has told federal investigators he received "bomb-making training" in Waziristan, the court records state.
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Musharraf says that North Waziristan is its own problem, and he'd prefer that the United States engage on that issue, rather than generalizing about the entire Pakistani effort.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Musharraf says that North Waziristan is its own problem, and he'd prefer that the United States engage on that issue, rather than generalizing about the entire Pakistani effort.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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Musharraf says that North Waziristan is its own problem, and he'd prefer that the United States engage on that issue, rather than generalizing about the entire Pakistani effort.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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Musharraf says that North Waziristan is its own problem, and he'd prefer that the United States engage on that issue, rather than generalizing about the entire Pakistani effort.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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Musharraf says that North Waziristan is its own problem, and he'd prefer that the United States engage on that issue, rather than generalizing about the entire Pakistani effort.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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