Proper Name guide

Abbottabad

name · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈæbətəbɑːd/

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name

Meaning 1

A city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and capital of the district by that name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

After James Abbott; literally Abbott's town, Abbott + -abad.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: Αμποταμπάντ (Ampotampánt) — city in Pakistan
  • Hindi: ऐबटाबाद (aibṭābād) — city in Pakistan
  • Hindi: अबटाबाद (abṭābād) — city in Pakistan
  • Central Kurdish: ئەبۆت ئاباد (ebot abad) — city in Pakistan
  • Pashto: ابټ آباد (abṭ-ābād) — city in Pakistan
  • Portuguese: Abbottabad — city in Pakistan
  • Punjabi: ਐਬਟਾਬਾਦ (aibṭ-ābād) — city in Pakistan
  • Russian: Абботтаба́д (Abbottabád) — city in Pakistan
  • Urdu: ایبٹ آباد (aibṭ-ābād) — city in Pakistan
  • Urdu: ابٹ آباد (abṭ-ābād) — city in Pakistan